Least Grebe

Gallery: AvianPosted January 19, 2012328 views19 comments

Estero Llano State Park. South Texas. January 2012

D3. ISO 800. 500/4 with 1.4x tc. f8 1/320s. Late afternoon light. Gitzo Tripod with Wimberly head.

From my Alan Murphy Weekend.

Comments

19 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on January 20, 2012 at 12:14 AM

Least Grebe.

Very nice. A limited range species best known from southern Texas, but we also get them here in AZ on occasion. I've seen two of them but not this close or this well.

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Comment posted by Verdon on January 20, 2012 at 12:17 AM

Angela nice detail and moment for sure too, sweet work!!!

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on January 20, 2012 at 7:19 AM

Thanks Rich

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Comment posted by John Robinson on January 20, 2012 at 7:33 AM

Great looking bird ! Love the eye !
JR

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on January 20, 2012 at 8:25 AM

Great pose with the open bill. Nice detail and bg and so very sharp! Sharon

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 20, 2012 at 10:34 AM

Very nice Angela, the larger image has some wonderful detail. I like the open beak, low perspective and the background water color. I just saw my first one a couple of weeks ago at a small lake in SE AZ. Excellent shot, well done.

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Comment posted by antino cervigni on January 20, 2012 at 4:01 PM

Excellent shot. Regards Antino

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Comment posted by Carol Nichols on January 20, 2012 at 4:38 PM

Angela, the images you have been posting from the Alan Murphy workshop have been stunning. I love this one! The way his feathers are all puffed up, the open bill and the gold light coming from the background all the way to the foreground is wonderful.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on January 20, 2012 at 6:00 PM

Very nice Angela, I especially like the birds eye and that wide open beak.
Have a great weekend!

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Comment posted by May Haga on January 20, 2012 at 6:16 PM

Aw!!! He is so cute - well done.
May

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Comment posted by dan elster on January 20, 2012 at 6:33 PM

Love this. You make this bird kind of cute. Great detail.

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Comment posted by Rebecka on January 20, 2012 at 7:32 PM

Another beautiful image, and really neat capture. Was he calling or yawning?

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on January 20, 2012 at 7:49 PM

Nice. Very sharp, interesting pose and good perspective. The yellow eye is an interesting change from the grebes I'm used to.

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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on January 20, 2012 at 8:25 PM

Nice detail & pose Angela!

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on January 20, 2012 at 10:38 PM

Hi Angela

Wow !! the larger version has superb detail , love the quacking pose..... A marvelous presentation

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Jay Martin on January 20, 2012 at 10:57 PM

Awesome shot - love the open bill. Sweet looking bird never seen the real thing.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on January 22, 2012 at 10:28 AM

Detail is wonderful Angela, love the open mouth and bright yellow eye.

Ray

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Comment posted by Alan Murphy on January 22, 2012 at 12:43 PM

The bird being parallel to camera plane, the low angle and the open bill make this a killer image.

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Comment posted by Dottie Short on January 24, 2012 at 9:42 AM

Love the Grebe and that baby face. The background compliments the Grebe's coloring, and the open beak gives the image the motion and punch that make it so appealing. Nice shot Angela

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