Black-necked Stilt sneaking up on photographers


Posted by 1943mike on Sat Apr 04, 2020 2:39 pm

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Had no idea where to post this (not sure it should be posted at all) but I thought it was amusing. There were two or three photographers with long glass trying to get some images of Black-necked Stilts in Bolsa Chica (in Huntington Beach, CA.) that day. I was watching them when one of the stilts starting wading toward the cameras. The guy in this image just had enough time to turn around with a shorter lens. I hope he got his images, LOL.

You're really not supposed to get that close to the wildlife but the rules were a little more flexible back then. This image was from May 24, 2003.

Here's a larger file:

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by Carol Clarke on Sat Apr 04, 2020 3:09 pm
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Moved to Birds where human elements are allowed.

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by Ron Day on Sat Apr 04, 2020 3:54 pm
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Thanks for sharing this, Mike. Amusing, indeed.
 

by Cynthia Crawford on Sat Apr 04, 2020 8:28 pm
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Very musing! Thanks for the laugh!
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by siliconworm on Mon Apr 06, 2020 9:46 am
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Superb pose (both the bird and the guy)!  :mrgreen:
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by Carol Clarke on Mon Apr 06, 2020 7:15 pm
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Nice implied movement with the raised foot.........  :D 

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