Mating Oystercatchers


Posted by Bart Breet on Tue Apr 06, 2004 7:06 pm

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Also photographed on Helgoland (Germany).
These oystercatchers had other things on their mind than worrying about us, lying flat on the (wet) sand....

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by Wayne Nicholas on Tue Apr 06, 2004 7:20 pm
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Totally awesome image. Love the behavior. The low angle is a plus.
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by Doug Freimark on Tue Apr 06, 2004 7:23 pm
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They must have caught alot of oysters :D Nice one Bart
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by KK Hui on Tue Apr 06, 2004 7:49 pm
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What a superb capture of interaction, Bart! :lol:
Are these Oystercatchers that easy to approach at Helgoland, Germany and where exactly?
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by Peter Wallack on Tue Apr 06, 2004 8:17 pm
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Excellent behavioral with a very graceful and clear interaction. The male's wing spread put this into the artistic category as well.
 

by Bill Whala on Tue Apr 06, 2004 8:22 pm
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The spread wings and crossed bills puts this one all the way over the top!! :shock:
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by george forrest on Tue Apr 06, 2004 9:24 pm
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Great shot, Bart. I would have to give this one an A+. I especially like the male's wing position and the detail in the wing feathers. Great techs, low angle, background and composition, just super.
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by Mike Wilson on Tue Apr 06, 2004 9:25 pm
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by Jerry Merrell on Tue Apr 06, 2004 9:46 pm
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Bart, this is a wonderful shot. Congratulations.

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by whf4 on Tue Apr 06, 2004 10:00 pm
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It's been said. This wins in several categories at once....
 

by Jill on Tue Apr 06, 2004 10:06 pm
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Bart, Utterly fantastic image!!!! 8) 8) 8)
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by Miguel Lasa on Wed Apr 07, 2004 1:58 am
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Great shot,beautiful colors :shock: :shock: :shock:
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by Bart Breet on Wed Apr 07, 2004 4:17 am
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KK Hui wrote: Are these Oystercatchers that easy to approach at Helgoland, Germany and where exactly?
KK, the oystercatchers sometimes came so close to see what was going on that I could have shot frame filling headshots, if my 500/4L could have focussed that close.
The main island of Helgoland is good for Gannets, the smaller island which can be reached by boat (5 minutes) has a population of around 200 grey- and common seals, (but these are quite skittish) and a quite a lot of oystercatchers. The last boat to return to the main island leaves at 16.30 (at least in May it did), but you can charter the boat for 75 Euro for a later return to make use of the best light.

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by KK Hui on Wed Apr 07, 2004 4:30 am
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Thanks for your kind reply, Bart!
The info is useful and I hope one of these days I shall make it there too ... :lol:
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by fredcor on Wed Apr 07, 2004 7:50 am
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:D :D :D Tremendous image :D :D :D
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by JODYGRIGG on Wed Apr 07, 2004 10:08 am
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Neat Image! :D :D
 

by Arthur Morris on Wed Apr 07, 2004 10:30 am
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A great job of capturing the action, but moving far to your left would have resulted in a good sun angle and eliminated the shadows on the birds' faces. Best, Artie
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by E.J. Peiker on Wed Apr 07, 2004 11:49 am
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Excellent action. I too wish the sun angle was more favorable but still a nice shot.
 

by Bart Breet on Wed Apr 07, 2004 12:03 pm
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Arthur Morris wrote:A great job of capturing the action, but moving far to your left would have resulted in a good sun angle and eliminated the shadows on the birds' faces. Best, Artie
Thanks for your comment Artie, but moving to the left would have made the birds fly off I think :wink:
I know you're right, but it all happened in a couple of seconds and I hadn't seen it coming....hopefully the female did :wink:

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by Alan Murphy on Thu Apr 08, 2004 1:19 pm
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