Black-winged Stilt


Posted by KK Hui on Tue Oct 24, 2017 2:06 am

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Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
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Captured in the early morning light today at a nature reserve here in Hong Kong.

Nikon D7200, AF-S 500/4D ED + TC14E II
Manual, ISO 400, 1/2000, f/7.1
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by Carol Clarke on Tue Oct 24, 2017 4:26 am
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Such an elegant bird, and lovely pose captured here against a sweet background KK!
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by Gene Gwin on Tue Oct 24, 2017 8:00 am
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KK, Nice. I like that looking at the photo, it tells a story.
 

by Karl Egressy on Tue Oct 24, 2017 8:20 am
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Beautiful shot of this great looking bird, KK.
 

by Debapratim Saha on Tue Oct 24, 2017 10:55 am
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Carol Clarke wrote:Such an elegant bird, and lovely pose captured here against a sweet background KK!
Beautiful shot!!
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by leigha on Tue Oct 24, 2017 11:01 am
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Nice action captured here - cheers!
 

by david fletcher on Tue Oct 24, 2017 11:42 am
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Wow. beautiful shot. That water drop is just such a nice touch!
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by Ron Day on Tue Oct 24, 2017 3:48 pm
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KK, beautiful flight pose with wings extended and head pointing down. Love the warm lighting and the natural background. Excellent work.
 

by David Salem on Tue Oct 24, 2017 4:38 pm
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Great-looking action shot KK and I too like the trailing drop of water. Well done
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by Mako_Elite on Tue Oct 24, 2017 10:16 pm
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Fantastic capture. I really like the soft brown colors mixed with orange/red legs.

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