Baby Steps - Avocets

Gallery: AvianPosted May 16, 2011219 views11 comments

More from Baylands in Palo Alto -

Avocet with 4 chicks, 12 hours old.
The guy next to me got a shot of mom picking shell fragments off one of their butts yesterday. I love the little tiny WINGS.

D300s
500mm
Subject dist: 15.0m
1/800 sec, f/8
Mode: Av
Metering: Spot
ISO: 640
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on May 16, 2011 at 8:38 PM

Super sweet Sandy. I have yet to see one of these

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Comment posted by Clayton Musgrove on May 16, 2011 at 9:23 PM

Beautiful Sandy. Boy that Avocet has a lot of legs!

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on May 16, 2011 at 9:52 PM

NIce capture with a super low angle. . . the extra legs make for some confusion - but it makes me smile!

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on May 17, 2011 at 1:58 AM

Gee Sandy, are you specializing in avian nursery photos, another great example.

Spot on exposure on what appears to be challenging light.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on May 17, 2011 at 6:35 AM

A very interesting family portrait Sandy. I like the natural setting, all those legs and the way the adult accomodates the chicks by squatting down.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on May 17, 2011 at 6:49 AM

Lovely family portrait Sandy "the guy next to me........" Things are very different aren't they. I don't think I've ever met another photographer in the field except for people I've gone out with in over 25 years.

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Harry Harris on May 17, 2011 at 11:06 AM

Sandy, your shots of the babies is creating a lot of fun in our household. Keep them coming. We spent a lot of time counting legs and at first we could only come up with three babies. This image was a fun puzzle as well as a great image.

Harry

Oh yes, the specs are right on.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on May 17, 2011 at 1:56 PM

Really a lovely shot, Sandy. You captured a beautiful moment. Very nice setting too.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on May 17, 2011 at 2:56 PM

Rob - I think you have a little more space in Australia!

I usually prefer to be out by myself - it's often my only respite from craziness - but in well-known places like Baylands, lots of people are eagerly awaiting the hatchlings every year.I was surprised there were only 3 of us, actually - but it was a weekday.

It's a 90-min drive for me, but I hope I'll be back in a couple days.
These guys will be 3x the present size, but hopefully a few new sets will have been hatched.
Sandy