Secretaryb and vulture

Gallery: AvianPosted March 2, 2010721 views25 comments

Secretarybird and vulture Nikon D300, 200-400 f4 VR, Masai Mara

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25 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 2, 2010 at 4:36 PM

Great action shot, with both heads exposed - even if not in the greatest position
Like the vulture's leg grabbing the s.bird.
ANY shot like this is wonderful, even if not perfect!
Nice BG with the subtle mountains and grasses.

What was the outcome here ? - both birds seem pretty matched in size.

Sandy r

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 2, 2010 at 4:47 PM

WHOA!!! Awesome shot Andrea, big congrats, it looks like the secretarybird kicked the vulture in the rear!

What were your techs, (iso, shutter speed, F-stop) on this one?

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on March 2, 2010 at 5:01 PM

BRAVOOOO !!! Great shot you caught Andrea!

Mauro

Registered on January 21, 2010, 650 Posts, 2500 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on March 2, 2010 at 5:27 PM

Great action shot!

D&L

Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments

Comment posted by Mack Barham on March 2, 2010 at 6:04 PM

Great shot of the action - only wish I could see the vulture's head better. Minor nit.

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Comment posted by Raymond Klassen on March 2, 2010 at 6:11 PM

This is some interesting action. Great job getting both of the heads visible in the shot.

Registered on November 30, 2008, 114 Posts, 790 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on March 2, 2010 at 6:16 PM

Andrea, I've always been a huge fan of action shots like this, esp between different species. It's not easy getting the heads of both players visible and well lit like this when the hubub begins. You got dynamic postures from both birds, the difficult exposure looks good and I like your comp. Neat shot!

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Comment posted by Dan Harbour on March 2, 2010 at 7:26 PM

Great action, very sharp and well exposed. Wonderful shot.

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on March 2, 2010 at 9:55 PM

Very cool action shot, Andrea. Great detail and an awesome background.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on March 2, 2010 at 10:56 PM

VERY cool shot Andrea. in addition to the other comments, I'll add that I like how much depth of field you got here.

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on March 3, 2010 at 12:26 AM

Super action/flight photo. Looks like the vulture is getting his avian butt kicked. You have perfect dof and also stopped the action in its tracks with sufficient shutter speed. Awesome!!!

Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments

Comment posted by Andrea Marzorati on March 3, 2010 at 8:31 AM

Secretarybirds are in some occasions very aggressive with the other birds,I have seen (and photographed) the secretarybirds attack and get further eagles and vultures, doesn't stop even in front of the really impressive Lappet-faced Vulture
They usually use the legs to kick the adversaries, these are very interesting scenes to see.
In this photo my thechs are ISO 400, F 5.6, 1/1600s, 300mm.
Many thanks to everybody

Registered on December 1, 2005, 86 Posts, 589 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 3, 2010 at 10:38 AM

Wow, excellent action shot, good detail, background setting, the birds placement within the frame, what more could you ask for? A pleasure to view, well done.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Monica Siri on March 3, 2010 at 2:32 PM

Andrea,
you have perfectly captured an interesting behavioral shot!

Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on March 3, 2010 at 3:41 PM

Great capture with perfect dof and detail

Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 4, 2010 at 4:46 AM

Incredibly detailed and sharp Andrea for what must have been a real flurry of feathers

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on March 4, 2010 at 8:02 AM

Neat action!

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on March 10, 2010 at 12:40 PM

Congrats on EP, Andrea!

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on March 10, 2010 at 2:04 PM

Fabulous action, very sharp.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 10, 2010 at 4:06 PM

Congrats Andrea

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Comment posted by Dan Walters on March 14, 2010 at 11:46 PM

Great action and detail! Congratulations on the pick.

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on March 30, 2010 at 1:44 PM

Can't believe I missed this Andrea; Awesome shot!

Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments

Comment posted by KC Choo on March 30, 2010 at 10:08 PM

I missed this also! What a great shot that is so deserving of an EP! Congrats!

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Comment posted by Muhammad Zaid Wani on July 1, 2010 at 2:51 AM

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Comment posted by Andrea Marzorati on September 21, 2011 at 5:39 PM

Many thanks!!

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