Chough

Although I live close to good locations for these birds I must confess to not having specifically targeted them, and as a result the few images I have on file are pretty poor, opportunistic shots. Last weekend whilst sitting on the cliffs watching this years seal pups a few birds passed me and the result was a bit more pleasing than previous occasions. Weather was dull and once again not ideal.
500mm lens
1/1300 @ f6.3
iso 400

Great detail in a black bird, and a good flight shot. Do I gather these have a fairly predictable flight? If not, to get a flying bird with a 500mm lens is a fantastic achievement. Well done.

Love these birds and doing a bit on these down cornwall Robert,posh crow's I call them,beautiful detail, and very nice BIF shot well done

One of the best flight shots I've seen of these despite the lighting.
Nicely done

That is one high class shot, Robert. You have handled the blacks well, and simply to get it in the frame is no mean achievement!

David

Cracking. The open beak is the icing on the cake.

Hi Robert

I agree with the comments thus far. Well done.

Cheers,
Chris

Very nice indeed.. shows excellent craft when considering light conditions of both subject and environment. Really well executed.

Brett

Did well here, an excellent capture, well done.

Hello Robert.

Excellent shot and love the detail in the wings.

That's a cracking shot robert. One or two jaggies showing around the edge of the bird but that is probably compression?
I always think that dull light can produce some lovely detailed shots and this is a fine example.
Eric

I missed this as was on holiday... cracking photo!

Thanks all for your kind comments.

Robert