Eurasian Curlew - II

Posted by KK Hui on Sun Oct 02, 2005 3:33 am

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Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata

Another Curlew captured yesterday morning at a nature reserve here in Hong Kong. Slightly cropped for composition ... :roll:

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by mrhughj on Sun Oct 02, 2005 4:11 am

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The wing blur gives the sense of action very nicely in this image, KK.

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by alibenn on Sun Oct 02, 2005 5:12 am

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Another nice one KK, head looks a bit soft to me and quite a scruffy moulting individual!!! :roll:

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by Ofer Levy on Sun Oct 02, 2005 5:27 am

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Another great flight shot KK! :) I like the position of the wings and the spread tail!

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by Griffin on Sun Oct 02, 2005 7:40 am

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Love the light, love the fanned tail, love the wing-blur -- okay, everything part is just awesome!

Thanks for sharing.

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by Larry Kaufman on Sun Oct 02, 2005 7:44 am

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Wonderful pose and sense of motion you captured KK. The head pops nicely against the far wing. Too bad about the scruffy tail feathers in such a nice fanned display.

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by KK Hui on Sun Oct 02, 2005 7:56 am

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Larry Kaufman wrote: ... Too bad about the scruffy tail feathers in such a nice fanned display ...

Scruffy?!

The tail feather actually looks pretty good in shape if you examine them closely! Mind you, all the Curlews I photograhed look alike with respect to their tail feathers ...

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by Larry Kaufman on Sun Oct 02, 2005 8:02 am

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KK Hui wrote:
Larry Kaufman wrote: ... Too bad about the scruffy tail feathers in such a nice fanned display ...
Scruffy?!

The tail feather actually looks pretty good in shape if you examine them closely! Mind you, all the Curlews I photographed look alike with respect to their tail feathers ...

Then I stand corrected. I commented from personal perception instead of field and species expertise. I have now learned something.

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by dhkaiser on Sun Oct 02, 2005 8:08 am

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Looks very good KK. However the bill is drooping.

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by E.J. Peiker on Sun Oct 02, 2005 8:44 am

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The master of flight strikes again

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by Paul Klenck on Sun Oct 02, 2005 9:02 am

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Love those wings.

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by cartgate on Sun Oct 02, 2005 9:19 am

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I'd have to agree - Master of Flight does strike again!

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by Kenny_k on Sun Oct 02, 2005 9:49 am

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Perfection, KK!!! This is one of my favs of yours! Love the slight wing blur and super sharp-detail from bill to tail!!

Killer stuff!!!!!!!!!!

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by Christina Evans on Sun Oct 02, 2005 10:27 am

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Fantastic -- love the wing blur and spread tail feathers.

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by Gerald J Romanchuk on Sun Oct 02, 2005 11:33 am

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Great flight capture KK! Love the fanned tail.

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by Colin Inman on Sun Oct 02, 2005 11:54 am

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Don't know about the 'scruffy plumage', looks in fine plumage to me. Shame you couldn't have found one with a nice straight bill though

Great flight shot kk

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by Michael Dossett on Sun Oct 02, 2005 11:56 am

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KK, I love the shot and the wing position is great, though I would prefer less blur on the wings. I think some is from motion and some is just from DOF. Still a great shot. Nice job!

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by Miguel Lasa on Sun Oct 02, 2005 2:13 pm

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like a pencil painter KK beautiful

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by Steve Cirone on Sun Oct 02, 2005 4:54 pm

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Absolutely wonderful, KK. I am learning a lot just by watching your careful crops and compositions. The transluscence of the tail feathers is actually one of my favorite parts of your artful composition.

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by Debski on Sun Oct 02, 2005 5:36 pm