2434 Pied Stilts Come down from competitive leaps into airPWR 28-09-24--

It is late September, spring in NZ and the Pied Stilts are competing strongly, doing leaps in the air often exceeding 5 metres - it seems a competitive action triggered by sex hormones.

Sometimes collisions occur as here when a descending bird landing on top of a competitor that had not leapt as high.

Nikon Z7 with Nikon PF 300mm lens plus 1.4 x TC

Done