Australian Painted Snipe

Gallery: AvianPosted October 5, 201196 views8 comments

Three endangered Australaian Painted Snipe are visiting our local swamp, finally after three days trying I managed to get a few shots of a female, who is brighter than the male and does all the displaying.

Canon 7D, EF500, skimmer, ISO 400, f/6.3, 1/250, slight crop from right and bottom.

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8 comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on October 5, 2011 at 6:33 AM

An awesome bird Simon. Hate to hear of another endangered species. The larger image is super with nice sharpness and detail on the bird. Love the habitat you included in the shot.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 5, 2011 at 9:54 AM

Very cool, Simon. Excellent detail. Interesting little green patches in the plumage. I don't recall ever seeing that shade in a bird before.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on October 5, 2011 at 10:01 AM

What a gorgeous Snipe! Congrats on a great shot in the open!

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on October 5, 2011 at 1:14 PM

Congrats on seeing such a rare species ! And you got a very pleasant image as well ! As said already the plumage is very neat as well! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on October 5, 2011 at 7:08 PM

Congrats on capturing this rarity, Simon. What a cool looking Snipe. Very nice detail in the larger post. Your persistence paid off. Nice image.

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Comment posted by David Haynes on October 5, 2011 at 10:34 PM

Simon,
I love the look that she's giving you. One of complete indifference. Very sharp feather detail particularly in the larger post. Whites are perfectly exposed and great eye contact. Very pretty bird Simon. Well done. Congrats on getting this.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on October 5, 2011 at 10:36 PM

The details on the bird are wonderful, nice work. Congrats on getting the shot.

Ray

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on October 5, 2011 at 11:51 PM

It is quite rare to see the African version as well, I just spent 10 days on the shores of Lake Kariba, failing to get near enough to get anything decent. The bird looks very similar, perhaps slightly less colourful.
Fabulous image

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