Say "Aaahhh!" - Comon Snipe

I took this shot last month when I was out with Wayne (Liv2trip). Unfortunately I've been too busy to get out shooting since then.

I hope to get back at it soon.

Sigma 50-500mm @ 500, Manfroto Monopod and Fill flash

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Nice detail and pattern in the feathers and very unique pose with the open bill. Nice shot! Good to see a post from you again Stephen.

man that Bigma gets you nice and close , I bet this is uncropped ,,, nice job with this one Stephen I especially like that you got him with his beak open like that

Very nice timing on the snipe, Stephen. Beautiful image.

Stephen Stephen wrote in post #2019427
I took this shot last month when I was out with Wayne (Liv2trip). Unfortunately I've been too busy to get out shooting since then.

I hope to get back at it soon.

Sigma 50-500mm @ 500, Manfroto Monopod and Fill flash

Even though the snipe is kind of blended into the surroundings it still looks good. Nature is good at camouflaging itself and the snipe is one of the harder birds to spot at the best of times. As mentioned on the Cornell Bird website: "Its camouflage is so good that it often is not seen before it flushes from the grass."

Also from Cornell Bird website:
"The Wilson's Snipe was recently recognized as a different species from the Common Snipe of Eurasia. The two snipes look extremely similar, but differ in the shape, patterning, and usually the number of the tail feathers."

The common snipe shot here with the large bill open is perfect for the title, timed it well.
Nice to see you back Stephen providing another good photo, well done.

Nice one!

Marc

Very nicely done Stephen; Love the blending; nice detail/pattern.
Good timing for the open beak capture.

Nice one Stephen. One of these days I hope to scratch this bird of my list of birds to photograph.

Zip

Nice looking shot

Excellent shot. The Snipe is very skittish bird so it's very hard to get close to it. Brilliant work.

Thanks Gary, Wayne and Fee. It's always a pleasure receiving your comments.

canondslruser wrote in post #2020100
Even though the snipe is kind of blended into the surroundings it still looks good. Nature is good at camouflaging itself and the snipe is one of the harder birds to spot at the best of times. As mentioned on the Cornell Bird website: "Its camouflage is so good that it often is not seen before it flushes from the grass."

Also from Cornell Bird website:
"The Wilson's Snipe was recently recognized as a different species from the Common Snipe of Eurasia. The two snipes look extremely similar, but differ in the shape, patterning, and usually the number of the tail feathers."

Thank you Canon. I gues that my Birds of Ontario and National Geographic birds of N. America are dated.

Many thanks also to Tony, Marc, Ted, Zip, Calico and Sindri for taking the time to comment.

Stephen, this photo of the Wilson's Snipe reminds me of an Audaubon painting with that particular pose. I see there was another snipe trying to get into the photo too (bill at the lower left corner poking in). Good lively shot!

Thanks for the kind words Dan. You're right about the other snipe. Wayne and I actually photographed 5 of them in all. (It took us about 15 minutes to find the 5th one!)