Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) Length - 35-40cm/14-16in Weight 150-200g/5-7oz This Bird was found at Boondall wetlands with its wisp of friends... Most likely migrating birds... Taken with the Canon 400D; Sigma 50-500 telephoto lens and the 2x teleconverter. Image taken at 1000mm focal length. image given additional light in post photo edit. 2007
14 Comments
Kathryn Arruda 03 Jul 2007
Beautiful shot of such a graceful looking bird!Jessica Xu 07 Jun 2007
Great! You have a lot of insect's photograph. (sigh!)Robin Brown 02 Jun 2007
Could this be a mamber of the Heron Family Curtis. Excellent shot.Karie Goffic 19 May 2007
awesome capture, love it!Peter Rivron 10 May 2007
Excellent capture Curtis.William Boyer 08 May 2007
great shotJoke Schotting 07 May 2007
Wonderful shot Curtis!Joe Sweeney 04 May 2007
anonymous guest is me Joe sweeney sorry.Anonymous Guest 04 May 2007
wonderful shot Curtis, well done.John Swift 03 May 2007
BEAUTIFUL BIRD, WONDEDRFUL SHOT!jamie winter 03 May 2007
excellent , just elegantLinda King 03 May 2007
You're right, she is elegant. I love the black and white with the ling pink legs. Great shot!Emily Reed 03 May 2007
BLACK NECKS, FOR SURE!Lili Segal 03 May 2007
Fantastic capture, Curtis! Very beautiful shot!