Early Bird gets the Worm

[bochie]

This little guy was invading the prairie dog's teritory.
It seems that the prairie dog was still sleeping so the Black-Necked Stilt has his day.
All pictures taken with Nikon D70 + Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO Macro Super II

This place is all mine !
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What's That Wiggling ?
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I See You
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Gotcha
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On to the next worm
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[jwear]

very good job :thumb nice series good captures :clap very nice color

[ginger_55]

Interesting capture. A bird "out of water", so to speak.

(That bird looks like a water bird, that is why I said that)

Really good set.

ginger

[Skippy]

This little guy was invading the prairie dog's teritory.
It seems that the prairie dog was still sleeping so the Black-Necked Stilt has his day.
All pictures taken with Nikon D70 + Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO Macro Super II

This place is all mine !
What's That Wiggling ?
I See You
Gotcha
On to the next worm


I see it........the worm, birds must have dang good eye sight I tell ya :rofl
Did the Prairie Dogs chase it away?
Nice crisp clean shots in this series, its fun to watch animals do their thing isn't it.........thanks for sharing........ Skippy (Australia)

[bfjr]

Excellent series :thumb
sharp, expressive and ya end with a butt shot :D :thumb :lol3
well done

[bochie]

Thanks everybody.
I am pretty lucky that the bird allow me to get that close.

Ginger,
I did not know that the stilt is a water bird.
I took this picture at our local zoo.
No exciting bird sanctuary here :dunno

Skippy,
I know, the stilt must've catched at least 3 - 4 worms that morning.
I did not see the prairie dog at all. Probably not that interested in worms :D

Thanks Ben,
I did not know that butt shot is huge around here :D
I'll post more gratuitous butt shot in the future :rofl

[MuskyDude]

Very well done series! Love the eyes in the #1 and #5! :thumb



AJ

[Steve Cavigliano]

Thanks everybody.
I am pretty lucky that the bird allow me to get that close.

Ginger,
I did not know that the stilt is a water bird.
I took this picture at our local zoo.
No exciting bird sanctuary here :dunno

Skippy,
I know, the stilt must've catched at least 3 - 4 worms that morning.
I did not see the prairie dog at all. Probably not that interested in worms :D

Thanks Ben,
I did not know that butt shot is huge around here :D
I'll post more gratuitous butt shot in the future :rofl
LOL Bochie,
It's not the we really enjoy bird butt shots that much, it's just that most of us get so many of them, we feel obliged to share....lol

Nice shots of this pretty shorebird :thumb :thumb I was sort of wondering why he needed to worry about prairie dogs though (and also why he was banded). Now that you mention that these were shot in a zoo, it all makes sense :rolleyes

Steve

[Harryb]

Excellent series. I really like how nicely you captured the stilt's eye in your shots. :thumb

[mplonsky]

Nice sharp shots with good color. #1 is my favorite.

[bochie]

Thanks Harry,
The controlled environment in the zoo makes it easier for me :D

Thanks Mark,
In the first picture, he was interested in me and got closer.

[Khaos]

:clap Great set. Number one is very sharp. The eye is amazing in it. Nice job.:thumb