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Oystercatcher

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Posted by Kevin Lewis on June 3, 2007 at 2:23 AM
one from Cemlyn Bay.

Taken from the car using a beanbag for support in some lovely bright evening light. This one spent a good 10 minutes preening itself and calling for its mate before flying off. I think this is possibly the same pair I photographed last year as it is the same nesting location. Do they re-use nest sites?

Canon 1D MkII N
Canon 600mm + EFx1.4TC
1/1000sec@f11 iso 400 raw. Full frame image
Processed in Capture One and CS2
Shadow/Highlight adjustment +5% shadow -5% highlights

I was tempted to clean the feathers off the beak but decided to leave it as it was.
Posted by John Chapman on June 3, 2007 at 4:15 AM
Hi Kevin some birds use the same site for many years. Nice capture. :toast:
John
Aberdeen
Posted by Rob Ashton on June 3, 2007 at 4:24 AM
Nice light Kevin. Good pose too and the beak is fine.

Rob :toast:

Dorset
Posted by Andy Astbury on June 3, 2007 at 5:11 AM
Beak looks fine to me Kevin - nice image :toast: :toast:
Posted by Alan Bryant on June 3, 2007 at 5:18 AM
Nice shot Kevin.

Its nice to see a dirty beak, shows he was doing something :smile:

:toast:
Posted by Barrie Courtenay on June 3, 2007 at 8:53 AM
Nice image Kevin,looks a bit over Saturated but no one else has mentioned it, so must be me :biggrin: :toast:
Posted by Paula Graham on June 3, 2007 at 3:35 PM
Nice shot, I like the open beak and the bird's pose.
Posted by Graeme Lee on June 4, 2007 at 12:10 PM
Nice shot with a nice open bill :toast: