Marbled Godwit

Gallery: AvianPosted October 24, 2010117 views12 comments

This morning was the first time I've had the chance to get this species at reasonably close range. This bird was almost constantly on the move browsing and digging in the tidal pools. Shot at medium low tide in Gulfport. Larger image included.

Olympus E-3 ZD300 F2.8 +EC20 Wimberley I, ISO 400 1/1600 f5.7 0.0EV full frame

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on October 24, 2010 at 1:00 PM

Your patience paid off! Gorgeous image. Love the nice warm light. Nice clean background and sharp details. Well done.

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Comment posted by Dennis Binda on October 24, 2010 at 2:56 PM

super image Bill, love everyting about it

cheers, Dennis

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on October 24, 2010 at 5:36 PM

Looks good to me as posted. I wish they were more common in AZ - its been many years since I've seen any in person.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on October 24, 2010 at 6:08 PM

This is very good Bill. I like it a lot. The wonderful light and leg pose are great. I also like the blues at both top and bottom.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on October 24, 2010 at 7:25 PM

Bill,

Great pose, raised foot, light and setting. The warm colors of the bird & sand are lovely with the blue of the water. Nice eye contact, view of the long bill, natural colors, sharpness and details. Your angle isn't shabby either. Well done.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on October 24, 2010 at 9:47 PM

Excellent lifted leg pose and head turn Bill. Way to go getting him full frame, wonderful detail.

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on October 24, 2010 at 11:58 PM

Very cool looking bird. The light is sweet and I really like the stepping pose. A very nice clean shot.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on October 25, 2010 at 6:17 AM

One of your best Bill - love the setting, light, detail and mid-stride capture

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by May Haga on October 25, 2010 at 11:49 AM

Great capture Bill. Love the raised foot, the water and the shotting angle.
May

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on October 25, 2010 at 7:53 PM

Thanks, all, for your comments. I worked this godwit, and a couple of willets for quite some time this weekend, but was more interested in the godwit, as it seems to be much less common around here. Rich, I've only seen them a couple of times here in Gulfport the last couple of months. Will have to keep that time of the seasion in mind. I was fortunate that I was able to approach this one slowly and get a few decent images.

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Comment posted by Danny Laredo on October 25, 2010 at 10:50 PM

Outstanding image. Love the pose colors and low angle.

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on October 25, 2010 at 11:10 PM

Sweet light on this godwit Bill. Tack sharp. I really like the raised leg pose. Superb image.

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