Bird Image: Common Snipe

Camera: Pentax K3

Lens: Pentax 300MM + 1.4 converter = Focal Length 420MM

Exposure: f/5.6   1/640    ISO 200

Location:  Namisato, Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan 

Date and Time:  DEC 29 2015  2:24PM 

Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)

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Bird: Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) Hiding in the Reeds

Shy Little Birds

 

 

These characters, usually conceal themselves very well.

Most of the time, I don't spot them, quickly enough to focus and shoot the camera.

But, today the light was just right and, I saw the bird before it spotted me.

Camera: Pentax K3

Lens: Pentax 300MM with 1.4 converter for a focal length of 420MM

Exposure:  f/5.6   1/640   ISO 200

Location:  Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan

Date and Time:  DEC 29 2015  2:24PM

Learn more about Snipes at ARKive

Wildlife Photo: The Common Snipe by RyukyuRusty

This bird is a snipe.

We were just heading home after a day of shooting with the Pentax cameras.

All of a sudden, Rusty started driving backwards.

He spotted this bird and wanted to shoot it but his camera was packed away.

So, I ripped mine off the tripod and handed it to him.

He leaned out the driver's side window and made some shutter speed adjustments.

CLICK

He shot the thing.

Then, he shows me the thing and says he's never seen one of these birds before.

It is a Common Snipe (Gallinago  gallinago) and Rusty shot it in the wild.

This bird is usually a winter visitor to Okinawa, Japan.

Well, I congratulate RyukyuRusty for the fancy shooting.

But, I think somebody needs to tell that bird winter is over !