Great Thick-Knees

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Posted by Bob Johnson on June 5, 2013 at 12:02 PM

Continuing the bird theme from Ranthambore. Desperately hanging out of the jeep to get any sort of POV hence the shutter speed

1Dmk4 400f2.8mk2 @ f5.6 ISO 400 1/4000 Full frame proper hand held

Back to the tigers next time

Bob

Posted by David Sewell on June 5, 2013 at 1:00 PM

Will you be hanging out of the jeep for them as well?

Great shot, Bob, and that beak is amazing.

David

Posted by Mike Smith on June 5, 2013 at 1:28 PM

Very nice indeed

Posted by Nick Mckeown on June 5, 2013 at 2:41 PM

Cracking bird Bob, looks like a stone curlew thats had a nose job!

You & David S are certainly racking up the species.

Nick.

Posted by Barry Southon on June 5, 2013 at 3:23 PM

Bob

That's a heavy duty bill and a mean looking eye what's its main food source? A quality image very interesting.

Posted by Phil Ellard on June 5, 2013 at 3:31 PM

Very nice lovely light on this one

Posted by Jeroen Stel on June 5, 2013 at 4:54 PM

Glad there was no Tiger around at the time Bob!
wonderful bird and you gotta love those 'sleepy eyes"

greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Posted by Bob Johnson on June 6, 2013 at 4:41 AM

Thanks guys.

Barry. This one was hanging around the edge of a lake picking up small insects

Bob

Posted by Neil Burton on June 6, 2013 at 4:50 AM

Funny birds and always hard to get do to the angles. same problem in Kruger, hanging out of the window is frowned upon (but doable ;) )

Posted by Andy Shepherd on June 6, 2013 at 9:05 AM

Great looking bird, and a very good image of it too, Bob. Also, I really like the complimentary setting.

Andy...

Posted by Paul Whippey on June 6, 2013 at 1:26 PM

Very nicely captured Bob. The pov looks very good and the BG is spot on too.