Curlew in flight

[AdamSi]

I heard there was an Osprey in my area that had been seen over the past 3 days so wanted to see if I could get any pics this evening, well as usual it was no where to be seen tonight but while waiting took a few photos here is a passing Curlew

Curlew in flight by Adam Sibbald, on Flickr

Curlew in flight (2) by Adam Sibbald, on Flickr

 

[AdamSi]

Test at lower res as flick links don't look so good again above

Curlew in flight (2) by Adam Sibbald, on Flickr

Curlew in flight by Adam Sibbald, on Flickr

 

[BillN_33]

Hi Adam

Looking at Flickr and your settings/equipment ..............I reckon that you could crop tighter and still get a good image

 

[gramps]

Nice find, looks like the Osprey has now gone on it's migration

 

[The Weasel]

Nice and sharp, fella...agree with Bill re the size in frame.

 

[AdamSi]

Regarding cropping I am finding they look so noisy compared to others on here I dread cropping them too much and making image look bad ill crop and repost and see what you think