Oyster Catcher Full Frame, a photo from Florida, South

Photographer's Note

The birds are much less afraid when the photographer gets down to their eye level. Sometimes they get so close you get caught with a bit too much lens. This is shot with a Canon 400mm f2.8 and 2x converter because this Oyster Catcher and some of his Oyster Catcher buddies were much farther away from me when I first get all the way down on the ground to photograph them using a sawed-off monopod for stability. There is no cropping here whatsoever.

Taken this afternoon at the Little Estero Critical Wildlife Area on Fort Myers Beach, Florida.

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grebe1 (280) 2012-12-09 16:55

Great shot!

Nicely framed and you've got a wonderful catchlight in the eye!
Keep up the great work! It's a load of fun isn't it?

Andy

GiovanniG (1619) 2012-12-10 0:06

Hi Gregory,
Once again you show us your magic. Wow what a lovely capture. Thank you so much for sharing.
Regards,
GiovanniG

saxo042 (31866) 2012-12-10 5:21

Hi Gregory,
A beautiful bird and a very good and superbly sharp picture! This bird is called the "Beach magpie" in Swedish and is the "province bird" for Bohuslän. A very attractive picture!
Kind regards
Gunnar