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Snow Bunting

by Ron McCombe

Gallery: Regional: UKNPPosted March 14, 201198 views2 comments
I was up at Horseupcleugh on the Lammermuir Hills in the Scottish Borders. I was looking for red grouse on territory when I came across this snow bunting at the road side. I don't think I have seen one of these beautiful little birds up on the Lammermuir Hill.

I sat and watched her for a while, she was picking up grit on the edge of the road then flying up on to a fence post to sit for a while, then fly back down to the roadside again. I watch for some time before getting the camera and following her down the road. It was a nice moment she didn't seam phased by me at all and came quite close. This sort of thing doesn't happen very often when you seam to connect with the thing you photographing and when it does, its just brilliant.

Canon 7D canon 500mm f4 lens, f6.3, 1/1000 sec ISO 320

Comments

2 comments
Comment posted by Matt Cole on March 14, 2011 at 5:22 PM
a lovely looking bird Ron and a great background too. I think I'd prefer to see the side of the bird's head as it provides better eye contact but a nicely taken shot all the same.

Matt :toast:
Registered on February 18, 2008, 17 Posts, 267 Comments
Comment posted by David Sewell on March 15, 2011 at 5:26 AM
It is a nice shot of a great little bird, but to me the composition cries out for portrait format. With bird and post together you have a strong vertical element, and a lot of wasted space on the right of the frame. Great background though.

David
Registered on September 10, 2008, 63 Posts, 801 Comments