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May 28, 2017 SW Manitoba
Finally, I've been trying to get this shot for a few years now, and not 1, but 2 Snipes on a post!
The snipe haven't been showing nearly as regularly at Summer Leys since the cold snap back in February meaning I haven't seen them on my last few trips. I did manage to at the weekend though with two birds making their way very slowly through the reeds in front of the hide. The problem now is that reeds have grown so getting a clear shot can be tricky
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A Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) perched on a fence post on the edge of a prairie wetland in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Note the flexible nature of the bill which allows it to better feel and grasp prey items in the water.
22 May, 2018.
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Location: Alaminos City, Pangasinan
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Endlessly probing the shallows hidden by dense cover, one never knows if the elusive Wilson's Snipe will give you a look. Patience paid off this morning and I was rewarded when this one kindly stepped into view.
My personal first rule of bird photography is that you have to take advantage of photo opportunities when they present themselves because they usually don’t last long. This morning was a perfect example. Yesterday evening I found some White-crowned Sparrows that I was interested in photographing but the sun had already set and the light was really low. I went ahead and tried my best to get some photos and planned to come back in the morning to get them in better light.
This morning I came back and absolutely no sign of the sparrows but I did put my second rule of photography into practice. If you look, you will find something interesting to photograph. I didn’t have to look too long before spotting this sneaky character slinking around in the tall grass. On their breeding ground I’m used to seeing Wilson’s Snipe posing on top of fence posts but since I mostly see them in the winter time this photo pretty much exactly sums up the species for me.
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Gallinago delicata
Mr first proper pictures of this wonderfully camouflaged sneaky bird. This particular individual emerged from behind the frost-coated grass for just a minute or two for us to snap some shots early one morning at Greylake.
More practice with a TAIR3-PhS (Photosniper) 300mm f4.5. A few years back, dashed centre lines prevailed on these S-bends, making for a very enjoyable fast drive through the curves. Too much traffic now unfortunately.
Rather than skulk around in the undergrowth, on Mull, they seem to love fenceposts!!
Isle of Mull (May 10)
"Someone is pretending to be asleep ! :-)) "
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A Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) blending into the dead bulrush bed along the shores of an urban pond in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
24 May, 2010.
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Every once in a while, a snipe will perch and call and call and call. And, they are somewhat approachable. I appreciate that!
The one in the back has a really weird color scheme on its head. I was doing some image searches and couldn't find any other examples of Wilson's Snipes with that particular pattern. If I had noticed it at the time, I might have focused on that one... oh well!
Seen along a country road in Boundary County, Idaho.