Harassment !

Gallery: AvianPosted January 29, 2014113 views11 comments

Blacksmiths Plovers are very territorial and this one is no exception.
The Saddle Billed Stork clearly got to near the nest

Taken in Kwara concession, Okavango Delta, Botswana
EOS 1D MkIII
500mm F4
F6.3
ISO 400
1/3200
EV =0.33

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on January 29, 2014 at 7:48 AM

A twofer! Very cool behavior, nicely done

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on January 29, 2014 at 8:26 AM

Great interaction shot Ken. Great sharpnessa nd exposure. Well done.

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Comment posted by Scott Frye on January 29, 2014 at 9:53 AM

To paraphrase an old saying -- Its not the size of the bird in the fight -- its the size of the fight in the bird -- nice interaction and well captured

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on January 29, 2014 at 12:30 PM

Great clarity in this action shot ken, plover? Just adds to the image, well done.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on January 29, 2014 at 2:58 PM

Well taken! A good capture of the moment and a real sense of habitat.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 29, 2014 at 8:02 PM

Great action, Ken. It's neat that the birds have such similar color schemes. I wonder if more of a pano view would work even better? The brown above the marsh keeps drawing my eye.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on January 30, 2014 at 12:56 AM

Thanks everybody for your comments and suggestions.
Dennis,
I know what you mean about the brown grass, I did try more pano, but it looked a little strange.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on January 30, 2014 at 2:20 AM

Interesting interaction, and well done got both birds in focus.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on January 30, 2014 at 4:39 PM

Hi Ken... You captured the interaction between the birds perfectly.... The detail and habitant are also done very well..
Albert Darmo

Canada

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on January 31, 2014 at 9:39 AM

Wonderful shot showing behavior. My eye wants to flatten out that water line, though technically, I don't know that it should be. Sharon

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on January 31, 2014 at 9:14 PM

Great interaction and both birds nice and clear

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