American Avocet

From a visit to SW Manitoba earlier in the week...

Canon EOS 7D Mark II • Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM @700mm • 1/2000 • f/8 • ISO 250

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Canon EOS 7D Mark II • Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM @700mm • 1/500 • f/8 • ISO 100

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Al
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Canon EOS 7D Mark II • Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM @700mm • 1/500 • f/9 • ISO 125

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IAN - Living life on the shores of the Wallace River in northern Nova Scotia, Canada :
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Wallace River wrote in post #18014241
Beautiful shots Al. The avocet always strikes me as an elegant bird, one I have yet to track down.

rusty01 wrote in post #18014843
Lovely shots, Al
- these American Avocets are more colourful than their European cousins for sure!

Russ

Thank you, Ian and Russ. Avocets look almost too tropical to be out on the prairies. But they sure are beautiful and graceful.

Al
Canon 7D II, 5D III, 7D, 500mm/f4L II, 1.4X TC III, 24-70mm/f2.8L, 70-200/f4L IS

Rog
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Clipper
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Steve
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Moose

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JimLittle wrote in post #18014964
Beautiful portraits of a beautiful shorebird!!

ardeekay wrote in post #18015179
Beautiful shots, Buddy! Their summer colors are more striking than what I see in the winter. And surprised that Ian hasn't seen them in Florida.

clipper_from_oz wrote in post #18015207
detail,colors exposure etc are all spot on....Nicely captured set Al....

Nighthound wrote in post #18015214
Killing me Al, what I wouldn't give to get one in the viewfinder in breeding color. Great set of shots.

LV Moose wrote in post #18015227
Superb shots. And that's a beautiful bird.

Thank you all for your exceedingly kind comments. While I've seen and photographed avocets before, I don't think I've ever done better. There were a lot of them and the light was good. Too bad the location is a seven-hour, 400 mile drive.

Al
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John
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2n10 wrote in post #18015560
Well done Al.

Thank you, John.

Al
Canon 7D II, 5D III, 7D, 500mm/f4L II, 1.4X TC III, 24-70mm/f2.8L, 70-200/f4L IS

Canon 7D Mark2 gripped,Canon 6D gripped, Canon 60d gripped,EF 70/200 F2.8 L IS 11 USM EF-100-400 F4-5.6L IS II EF 50 f1.8 ,EF 100 2.8 usm ,EFS18-135, EF 24-105 F4 L usm ,Tamron 70-300 SP 4_5.6 Sigma 150-500 , Manfrotto 190x prob with a Jobu jr.3 , Manfrotto 681b monopod. flickr

Constructive criticism is always welcome.