Curlews ( Numenius arquata )

[mikeyb]

Out for a run in the car with the camera as usual and managed a few shots of Curlews in a flooded field.

Canon 30D, Sigma 500mm F4.5 with Sigma x1.4 TC, Manual Focus.

#1
http://mikeyb.smugmug.com/photos/261901157_wwGFg-L.jpg


#2
http://mikeyb.smugmug.com/photos/261900947_KgvPG-L.jpg


#3
http://mikeyb.smugmug.com/photos/261900605_ZFEpo-L.jpg


#4
http://mikeyb.smugmug.com/photos/261902672_yBiL3-L.jpg

Mike.

[Jophotography]

Great photo's! Love the first one, that's my favourite! Good detail and nice contrast.

[dunedin]

Excellent , jammy sod, always the same if I'm not there, being trying to get one of them for donkeys ages.

[knb25965]

Very nice pics there bro, that lens working well, good combo with 1.4tc

[purpleclouds]

That swan looks mean behind it...."its behind you!" "oh no it isn.....oh my god!"

[hillwalkinggirl]

All nice pictures, but I also like the first one best.

[jimbob]

very nice

[fracster]

Very good......:thumbs:

I keep hearing them whilst up on the moors, never been close enough to photograph them.

[lammie]

Nice set Mike, No 1 for me.

[james_death]

Nice set indeed

[dixon]

Lovely pictures m8.

[davidbridges]

Theres bizzzillions up here in northumberland, never tried to get shot but after seeing these i might give it a go. Great shots !

[oldgit]

Never been near enough to snap them like that. Well done

[mikeyb]

Hi,

thanks all, just taken from the car window and they seemed not to mind as normally they lift and move further away when they see a car stopping, much the same as geese do as they seem to know the range of a shotgun and always manage to sit about 60-70 yards away, stop and then look back at you mockingly.

Ok the TC helped but even so these are pretty sizeable crops, but without a hide set up I don't think I could get any closer.

Mike.