Grey phalarope

This was the result of another attempt to photograph snow buntings. As I had never even seen a grey phalarope until yesterday I consider it a reasonable alternative. It was feeding in a dyke, with fairly steep sides, but I managed to get down at one point and this shot represents about the lowest possible POV.

The buff collar, just visible, marks this as a first year bird, who seems to have got a little lost on migration.

David

Nikon D200, 600mm Nikon, 1/500th @f5.6, 400 iso, tripod mounted

Very nice and detailed shot. The different water colours really add to the appeal.

Beautiful shot David lovely colours in the water


No nits from me apart from the very minor one that its seems to have a bit of a halo under the beak

You are right, Ian, and it is on the unprocessed original as well, so I can't even make my usual excuse about compression.

David

A great richness of colour in both the bird and the water.

Nice shot David. Hopefully you'll get the snowbuntings as well.

I really can't see a halo, and not a bird I would recognise so be really happy to get a decent shot, as this is. Not common in our neck of the woods!

Excellent colouring to the image. Very nice indeed.

Well done managed to capture 1 of the approx 200 seen in this country most being juveniles in Autumn. You have managed to capture all the detail of the first winter bird excelent capture.

Dave

Hi David

Great colours and detail!

David

Lovely detailed shot, I like the variety in colour on the water.

Hi David.
Lovely shot the water and the bird really do fit well.
Keith.

Thats a really smart bird David and one I would love to see, cracking shot, the water looks good too.

Andy...

Hi David, nice crisp image. Love the water colour, and lots of feather detail - nice

cheers

Colin