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The Snipe (gallinago gallinago)
It is a well camouflaged bird, it is usually shy and conceals itself close to ground vegetation and flushes only when approached closely. When flushed, they utter a sharp note that sounds like scape, scape and fly off in a series of aerial zig-zags to confuse predators. They forage in soft mud, probing or picking up food by sight. They mainly eat insects and earthworms, also some plant material.
I caught this pair in a shaft of sunlight standing there like an old couple nattering. Quite liked the reflection also.
Most grateful and appreciative for the generous reception given to the Long Tailed Lemur and particular thanks to Steve (sparrowhawk) and Garth (vanilla penguin) for the UA's.
Ron
| Brand: | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera: | Nikon D300S  Check out Nikon Nation! |
| Lens: | Nikon 300 f4 |
| Recording media: | JPEG (digital) |
| Date Taken: | 30 Oct 2012 - 11:18 AM |
| Focal Length: | 300mm |
| Lens Max Aperture: | f/4.0 |
| Aperture: | f/5.6 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/640sec |
| Exposure Comp: | -1/3 |
| ISO: | 400 |
| Exposure Mode: | Aperture-priority AE |
| Metering Mode: | Spot |
| Flash: | No Flash |
| White Balance: | Manual |
| Title: | Mr & Mrs Snipe. |
| Username: | 
Maiwand |
| Uploaded: | 24 Jan 2013 - 3:36 PM |
| Tags: | Snipe, Waders, Wildlife / nature, Wildlife. |
| Votes: | 85 |
Comments
Nice pair.....lets hope they don't Snipe at each other...............
stunning shot Ron i have seen these myself on numerous occasions though not been close enough to photograph
great shot love the reflextions like from me. christine
Fantastic Ron what a fine duo, where did you find these?
What a splendid pair they are Ron, they blend in so well with their surroundings and the reflection is excellent
Cracking image these birds have a hell of a beak lol
never seen one before, great capture Ron.
In the hospital, they have a series of photos taken around twenty years ago..one of them is of a snipe hunt, with one guy in a beret & plus fours , the beret with a snipe featehr in it.
..... people who like to shoot things it seems will shoot anything.... can;t see why people would hunt snipe?
..they are all Dorset photos.
Gareth
Superbly detailed capture of this well-lit pair, enhanced with their reflection.
Lavina
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