akhan Cream of the Crop 5,215 posts Likes: 3 Joined Apr 2009 Location: Hong Kong More info | Apr 24, 2011 20:51 | #1 The first shot was taken at morning time when it was drizzling:
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jgrussell Looking around nervously  18,758 posts Likes: 14 Joined May 2008 Location: NJ USA More info | Apr 24, 2011 21:15 | #2 The set is lovely, and that last shot is a hoot! Doesn't seem real, does it? -- jgr
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DiamondLil Cream of the Crop  6,495 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jan 2009 More info | Apr 25, 2011 00:52 | #3 Very nice series and finished by a fun one! Wow do I have a lot to learn! The Chosen Spot, NY
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ducklabdad Senior Member  579 posts Likes: 1 Joined May 2009 Location: Olive Branch Miss. More info | Apr 25, 2011 02:32 | #4 Very nice and I agree that last one is a hoot, looks like someone just told him a great joke!! Just an "ole dog" trying to learn "new tricks"! helpful advice is always welcome!!
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Apr 25, 2011 02:38 | #5 jgrussell wrote in post #12285897  The set is lovely, and that last shot is a hoot! Doesn't seem real, does it? Thanks a lot for nice comments, i agree with you the last one is a hoot, after eating a lot of food at the photo location this snipe stopped, pulled up on leg and did this. Diamond Lil wrote in post #12286870 Very nice series and finished by a fun one! Thanks a lot for nice comments, i agree with you, it finished by a fun. ducklabdad wrote in post #12287148 Very nice and I agree that last one is a hoot, looks like someone just told him a great joke!! Thanks a lot for nice comments, i agree, this was my first time watching a common snipe doing this act, seems to me, snipe was in a happy mood. 1Dx, 7d II, Canon 200 F2 IS, Canon 600 F/4 IS, Canon 400 F/2.8 IS II, Canon 85 1.2 II, Canon 50 f/1.8II, Canon 1.4 TC III + Canon 2x III TC + Kenko 1.4 TC + Kenko Tubes, PS5, LR4
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kmunroe Cream of the Crop 12,926 posts Joined Apr 2010 Location: Nova Scotia ,canada More info | Apr 25, 2011 04:54 | #6 it's a great set Akhan.. interesting how the bill curves up in the last shot
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sparker1 Cream of the Crop  29,368 posts Likes: 295 Joined Nov 2004 Location: Sierra Vista, AZ More info | Apr 25, 2011 06:36 | #7 Beautiful series, akhan. Stan (See my gallery at http://www.pbase.com/sparker1
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Tesselator Junior Member 26 posts Joined Jun 2010 More info | Apr 25, 2011 06:51 | #8 Cool birdy shots!
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Pauhana Senior Member 940 posts Likes: 62 Joined Feb 2010 Location: Nashville, Tennessee More info | Apr 25, 2011 07:02 | #9 Great shots Confused and Prone to Wander.........
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kpflynn Goldmember 2,186 posts Joined May 2010 Location: Biloxi, MS More info | Apr 25, 2011 07:44 | #10 They are fantastic.
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dgraham329 Cream of the Crop 11,133 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jan 2010 Location: Central Oklahoma More info | Apr 25, 2011 10:55 | #11 super shots, Akhan
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icassell Goldmember  2,671 posts Likes: 16 Joined Oct 2007 Location: Phoenix, AZ More info | Apr 25, 2011 12:22 | #12 Very nice images! Ian - http://www.icassell.smugmug.com
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Anke "that rump shot is just adorable" UK SE Photographer of the Year 2009  30,454 posts Likes: 3 Joined Oct 2006 Location: Royal Tunbridge Wells, UK More info | Apr 25, 2011 15:16 | #13 Great shots, Akhan, I've only just learnt about Rhyncokinesis through POTN so it's great to see more shots of it in action so to speak Anke
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Apr 25, 2011 18:44 | #14 I love the detail in your photography. Always nice pics. Great behavior in the last.
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Apr 25, 2011 18:52 | #15 kmunroe wrote in post #12287417 it's a great set Akhan.. interesting how the bill curves up in the last shot Thanks a lot for nice comments sparker1 wrote in post #12287611 Beautiful series, akhan. Thanks a lot for nice comments Tesselator wrote in post #12287656 Cool birdy shots! Thanks a lot for nice comments Pauhana wrote in post #12287686 Great shots Thanks a lot for nice comments kpflynn wrote in post #12287785 They are fantastic. Thanks a lot for nice comments dgraham329 wrote in post #12288789 super shots, Akhan Thanks a lot for nice comments icassell wrote in post #12289309 Very nice images! That is Rhyncokinesis (something I didn't realize snipes do). Many shorebirds have the ability to move their upper bill that way. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranial_kinesis Here it is in a Dowitcher: https://photography-on-the.net …/showthread.php?t=1028320 Thanks a lot for nice comments and info, really helpful and I learnt somethign new, thanks a lot. Anke wrote in post #12290436 Great shots, Akhan, I've only just learnt about Rhyncokinesis through POTN so it's great to see more shots of it in action so to speak  Thanks a lot for nice comment and I also learnt something new. surgemaster wrote in post #12291710 I love the detail in your photography. Always nice pics. Great behavior in the last. Rex Thanks a lot for nice comments 1Dx, 7d II, Canon 200 F2 IS, Canon 600 F/4 IS, Canon 400 F/2.8 IS II, Canon 85 1.2 II, Canon 50 f/1.8II, Canon 1.4 TC III + Canon 2x III TC + Kenko 1.4 TC + Kenko Tubes, PS5, LR4
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