A Refreshing Drink

Gallery: AvianPosted January 14, 201478 views7 comments

A yellow billed Kite takes a drink on a hot afternoon,
Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe
EOS 1D MkIV
200-400 mm F4 with 1.4 EX at 560 mm
F 6.3
ISO 800
1/5000

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on January 14, 2014 at 3:51 PM

Always interesting to see large raptors drink - fine image ! Cheers, Hans

Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on January 14, 2014 at 4:15 PM

Good one. It is indeed rare to see large raptors at pools . I,ve only ever had Sparrow hawks. Good stuff. Maybe a bigger crop ?
Cheers
John

Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 14, 2014 at 10:16 PM

I love the action in this one, Ken.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Ákos Lumnitzer on January 14, 2014 at 10:25 PM

Nice pose and like the water dripping from the bill Ken. LIght is a bit strong, but at that time of the day it's expected.

Registered on April 24, 2004, 25 Posts, 510 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on January 15, 2014 at 12:27 AM

Thanks everybody for your comments. the IQ is really not good enough for a closer crop.

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on January 17, 2014 at 9:32 AM

Great pose and behavioral shot. Sharon

Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments

Comment posted by Martin Dunn on January 17, 2014 at 9:50 AM

A unusual photo of the kite Ken.
Nicely exposed and nice POV.
I like the way your crop just encompasses the ripples and the trickle of water running from the beak but - for me - the background in the upper half of the photo is a bit too 'dirty'. I'd have been tempted to crop a bit tighter.

Registered on February 20, 2013, 198 Posts, 1011 Comments