Common Snipe.

They come up to breed at the foot of the Lammermuirs in the Scottish Borders at this time each year.
Canon 1D Mk11N,500+1.4 lens on beanbag from car,1/125 f6.3 and iso400

Phil.

A good image of the bird in it's typical rural setting.

The wind swept fence makes for a great perch Phil and the wool covered wire adds to the shot imo, like the comp though I think it needs just a touch more room on the lefthand side.

Andy...

Exactly the way I see them in Scotland, and I like the composition.

David

I like the composition and the attitude of the snipe but I'm not so certain about the wool. I find it a bit distracting, particularly the big clump at the left of frame.

This shot tells a story rather than feeding the eye-candy addiction; I like it. Not sure whether more room on the left (Andy's suggestion) would improve the image or not. It might just make the bird appear more isolated and reduce what is otherwise quite an emphatic statement.

I like this, nice to see the bird in it's surroundings.
Regards,
Paul.

Bird and setting just right,very nice image.

Keith.

Compostion has taken this image to another level for me,brilliant shot,love small in the frame,Beautiful Phil

All elements in this combine to make a very strong image.

No nits from me - very very nice.

David

Missed this earlier.
Very nice enviro shot. Thin on the ground as breeders around here these days.
JR

Ticks the right boxes for me. Great enviro capture.

Great setting and comp.

Excellent.

Cheers

Austin