Well spotted, a really interesting shot with plenty of good feather detail.
Nicely done.
Thank you both
Fascinating behaviour well captured Roger,
Welcome to the CiC forums,
Dave
Certainly ready for action. Excellent Capture.
Very nice! It took me a second to orient correctly, but beautiful bird.
A great image. I imagine you did not have much time to react and grab the shot!
First-rate capture of a beautiful bird. Thanks, Roger, for posting it.
Thank you all, I wouldn't normally have tried an action shot with the TC-20 EIII on the D700 but it worked very well in this quick, unexpected moment, (though I do have a couple of half-Snipe as it made its escape ).
+1 to all the above :-) Interesting to see.
Well spotted, well captured - very nice
What a capture!!! well done
Thank you, they are delightful little birds to watch
Very nice details on the wings , good capture Roger
This looks more like a common Snipe than a Sandpiper...I have not seen this stance of protectiveness, ready to fly just in case...well caught!
Awesome shot, Roger. Great behavioral content, good techs, and eye contact to top it off. Well done.