[NorthernFocus]

We just returned from our first trip of the season on Prince William Sound. At two of our anchorages there were a few whimbrel hanging around. I've rarely seen them out there and this was certainly the first opportunity to get anything more than documentary photos. Here's a sample.

In my kayak and 800mm PF I was able to get within range to pretty well fill the frame in DX mode. There were a half a dozen of them feeding.

1) Coming down to the water.

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2) Taking a drink of salt water.

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As I sat still in the kayak it drifted closer to shore. The birds were comfortable enough to keep feeding. Finally in FX mode I couldn't fit them in frame.

3) A nice close range portrait.

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4) This one caught some sort of tiny crab like creature.

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We moved to another location and more whimbrels came within reasonable range of our anchorage. 800mm, DX mode, and cropped to about 15MP.

5) Up on a pedestal.

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6) IFR flying.

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[Lance B]

Fantastic series, Dan!

 

[Glowurm1987]

The color palettes here are absolutely gorgeous.

 

[bkgeist]

nice shots, thanks for posting!

 

[NorthernFocus]

Fantastic series, Dan!

Thanks Lance.

The color palettes here are absolutely gorgeous.

It's a beautiful place. These guys blended right in.

nice shots, thanks for posting!

Glad you enjoyed the post.

 

[Louis champan]

Most impressive set Dan, excellent work.

 

[ChrisSinSeattle]

Dan,
Great set, nicely done, Prince William sound, beautiful place
Chris S.

 

[NorthernFocus]

Most impressive set Dan, excellent work.

Thanks, Louie. Love the long glass in these situations.

Dan,
Great set, nicely done, Prince William sound, beautiful place
Chris S.

Thanks, Chris. It is unbelievably beautiful. Even when it rains. Which is good cause it does that a lot.

 

[ssheipel]

These are excellent. The gold colours are really nice!

 

[NorthernFocus]

These are excellent. The gold colours are really nice!

Glad you enjoyed the images, Steven. They really blended in with the yellow seaweed. When they stood still they were really hard to spot.

 

[diver53]

Great series! Really well done job on cool birds.

 

[NorthernFocus]

Great series! Really well done job on cool birds.

Thanks. They were fun to watch up close through the 800mm.