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Snapped this Adder just before he went into a pond
Snake by Martin Billard, on Flickr
Snake by Martin Billard, on Flickr
Wow, great timing, Love it
Brilliant, great shot.Howard
Right place right time. Well done.
Not something you see everyday! Great shot!
Thanks all for the comments it tuned out a little better than the unedited version below.A little cracker
Settings were Canon 1Div, Sigma 150-600 @600mm, 1/1000, f6.3 and ISO 1250 handheld. Edited in Lightroom with selection brush used to darken the bits around it.nice photo, what where the setting ?see all the exif file is missing from picture
Thanks Laurence. Long time no see hope you are well,A stunner there Martin
All well here Martin, I still want to do the owls some timeThanks Laurence. Long time no see hope you are well,
So do I, it's not been a good year for owls Barn and SEO.All well here Martin, I still want to do the owls some time
Why is that?So do I, it's not been a good year for owls Barn and SEO.
Why is that?
I think it was on Springwatch where they said it had been a poor year for owls, they blamed the weather.My local meadow where we get SEO did not get any and the other spots I know they did get some but all were proper nocturnal.
Last year we had three local Barn Owls this year only one and again it only usually only came out well after dark
Clever mate, very very clever !!
stu
Great shot the final cut to me is all that matters
Thanks for the comments and observation about it being female.Incredible!
One thing though, it's a she.
Snapped this Adder just before he went into a pond
Snake by Martin Billard, on Flickr
I don't know much about Adders swimming but what I do know is I have spent many if not hundreds of hours waiting in this spot for Hobby action over the years and this is only the second one I have seen swimming.That's amazing! Is it normal behaviour for adders to entering water? I'd like to have a go at finding them myself but I wouldn't have a clue where to start.