cmb_ Posted March 19, 2007 Share #1 Posted March 19, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) I saw this bird in the park yesterday and managed to get some shots. Knowing very little about birds I searched around and my best guess is that it is an America Woodcock. Shot with R9/DMR, 180/2.8, f/5.6. This is a crop. [ATTACH]30210[/ATTACH] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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billh Posted March 19, 2007 Share #2 Posted March 19, 2007 Interesting bird - what is it trying to eat? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richam Posted March 19, 2007 Share #3 Posted March 19, 2007 Nice catch. Can't confirm the species, but it does appear to be a woodcock of some type. From my hunting days (mostly in Turkey), I know they like to hang around trees and poke through dead leaves and other forest decay to eat insects and worms that are hidden underneath. Best hunted with a trained pointer dog and a light charge of #9 shot. Quite delicious -- fillet the breasts, roast in the oven, and serve over rice with a some Parmesan sprinkled on top. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
telyt Posted March 20, 2007 Share #4 Posted March 20, 2007 Charles you are one lucky guy! It's not easy finding a woodcock let alone getting close enough for a good picture. Well done! Oh yeah, your ID is correct. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_drabek Posted March 20, 2007 Share #5 Posted March 20, 2007 An impressive catch with a 180mm. Nice job! Looks like he's been digging for worms. Was this taken with flash? DD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamilsukun Posted March 20, 2007 Share #6 Posted March 20, 2007 Charles, Very realistic photograph. Beautiful bird. Thanks for sharing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted March 20, 2007 Share #7 Posted March 20, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Charles - Terrific details, framing and colors. Flash? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmb_ Posted March 20, 2007 Author Share #8 Posted March 20, 2007 Thanks for the comments. No flash on this one, just late afternoon light. As I said earlier the image is cropped. I have a couple others and I will try to post one later this evening. Doug - after doing a little reading about the woodcock I completely understand what you are saying. Not only was I lucky in finding him (her) but I was extremely lucky in the ID also. I found a website that had a drop-down list of all birds and just started going through it - alphabetically - so you see how fortunate I was that I only had to seach the A's! Bill - they eat worms, hench the muddy bill. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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