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Wilson's Snipe

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted July 4, 2017148 views7 comments

One from the Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center in Port Aransas, Texas this last spring. While it doesn't look obvious from this image, an awful lot of people walked right past this bird-even while I was photographing it.

7Dii, Sigma 150-600 C @ 516 mm, hand held, f/8, 1/320, iso 640, aperture priority, pattern metering, -1/3 EV. Processed in LR & PS CC. Cropped to a 4x5-full height. Taken March 28th at 10:43 am.

Comments and criticisms are always welcome.

Thanks,

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Shirley Freeman on July 4, 2017 at 2:50 PM

Well, they just missed seeing and photographing a beautiful bird, for sure, Dennis! Such great detail and color. I thought when I first saw this it was going to be from your pond, but then read where it was taken.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on July 4, 2017 at 3:21 PM

Amazingly intricate feather detail here. I can see how it would be difficult to spot in certain situations. Nice presentation.

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on July 4, 2017 at 10:27 PM

Hi Dennis,

Very nice camo look to this snipe. I like the frame-filling view. ............................Jim

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 5, 2017 at 12:09 PM

Yes, Dennis, when you zoom in, it's easier to see the camouflaged critter, with your image showing off the details very well. Even here, the color blending looks good. It's easy to imaging not noticing this bird in a casual glance.

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on July 5, 2017 at 1:32 PM

Beautiful bird Dennis. Nice details, and you can certainly see how it blends in with the beige and browns of the reeds.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on July 6, 2017 at 10:29 PM

Hi Dennis crying

I agree with you, these birds are excellent at camouflaging themselves, the closeup shows wonderful detail, but in real life at a distance. these birds are invisible

Albert Darmo
Canada

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on July 7, 2017 at 12:34 PM

Very nice. Typical setting. Most people (including experienced birders) experience this species as it bolts out of cover and scares the person who stepped too close without ever knowing it was there. Your patience and observation skills were rewarded with this shot.

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