Willet with Breakfast

Gallery: AvianPosted February 25, 2017149 views3 comments

Owing to weather conditions and other matters I haven't been out on the beach in Gulfport much, but yesterday I found this one bird in a tidal pool. Among other prey, small crabs are a favorite. One or two of these wouldn't satisfy, but this guy had picked off several in a few short minutes while I watched. When feeding the willet is constantly in motion, but I caught this one at rest. I was about 8 feet above the water, so I set up the tripod full collapsed.

7D2, 400 DO F4 +EX-1.4, Wimberley I on GT2531, ISO 400 1/640 f8 +1 1/3EV, full height cropped to 4x3 from right.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 26, 2017 at 8:42 AM

Really nice, Bill. Excellent detail in the Willet and the crab and a nice bg.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on February 26, 2017 at 12:40 PM

A solid image as posted. With so little color in the willet and the water I wonder how this would look as a B&W?

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on February 26, 2017 at 3:24 PM

A very natural looking scene Bill with great detail. The crab is very cool and adds a lot. Nice work!

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