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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: sdwilsonsct on April 28, 2017, 11:53:24 pm

Title: Avocets
Post by: sdwilsonsct on April 28, 2017, 11:53:24 pm

Courtship and mating.
1. The female holds this head-down position for several minutes while the male forages very close by.
2. For a minute or so the male repeatedly froths the water beside the female's head.
3. Up! Just a few seconds.
4. The couple promenades side by side for a few seconds.

Title: Re: Avocets
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on April 29, 2017, 04:59:04 pm

Wow! Fantastic series.

Title: Re: Avocets
Post by: sdwilsonsct on April 30, 2017, 12:18:58 pm

Thanks, Eric! Luckily this species isn't very shy.

Title: Re: Avocets
Post by: francois on May 01, 2017, 07:09:50 am

Individually, those photos are very nice with #1, #3 and #4 being great. But as a set, they crank up my interest.
Well done!

Title: Re: Avocets
Post by: Bob_B on May 01, 2017, 07:23:31 am

Fascinating. I very much like the 4th photo.

Title: Re: Avocets
Post by: sdwilsonsct on May 01, 2017, 11:11:04 pm

Bob, Francois -- glad you liked them. I had never seen this before but was able to photograph it twice last week.