Curlew

Captured at Farlington Marshes nature reserve, near Portsmouth, Hampshire. Not as sharp as I would have liked, but a decent enough record shot. I rarely see these so this was quite a treat.

Edit (at 4:30 pm). I've just looked up the Curlews conservation status in the UK and sadly they are considered to be in serious decline in the UK at the moment (Conservation Status Red), which is such a shame :-(

Frans Schols, ROL/Photo, trester88, Amelia and 22 other people have particularly liked this photo

28 comments - The latest ones

Colin Ashcroft ^club

Lovely closeup Keith, I see them as you know but rarely close like this

2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Colin Ashcroft ^club

Thank you Colin..............it was a real pleasure to see one. Glad you like it.

2 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Beautiful bird (and image).

2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Thank you Jaap.

2 years ago.

Fred Fouarge ^club

mooie goed geplaatste vogel keith

2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Fred Fouarge ^club

Thank you Fred.

2 years ago.

Rosalyn Hilborne

That was lucky Keith! I don't think it needs to be sharper, it's a beautiful picture!
I love the colour and detail on the ground, and good framing as always.

2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne

Thank you Rosa........glad you like it. I think I'm my own worst critic :-))

2 years ago.

Ronald Losure ^club

Beautiful photo of this bird, Keith. Is that ice on the ground?

2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Ronald Losure ^club

Thanks Ronald, glad you like it.

It was quite an icy morning but along the edge of the marshes, it had mostly melted by the time we got there.

2 years ago.

Stephan Fey ^club

Amazing, the long beak! Nice shot , Keith!

2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Stephan Fey ^club

Glad you like it Stephan. Sadly Curlews are considered to be in serious decline in the UK at the moment (Conservation Status Red), which is such a shame :-(

2 years ago.

Ulrich John ^club

Nicely presented, Keith !

2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Ulrich John ^club

Thank you Ulrich.

2 years ago.

Jenny McIntyre ^club

Yes I can see what you mean. Curlews are quite plentiful at Fremington Quay - a place not far from me, but as I don't go out anymore, I can't see them.

2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Jenny McIntyre ^club

Thanks Jenny. Such a shame you can't get out to see them :-(

2 years ago.

Ecobird ^club

Caught beautifully in the light Keith. Lovely detail, including those lovely markings. I have not seen one close up like this before.

2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Ecobird ^club

Thank you kind lady!

2 years ago.

Günter Klaus ^club

Das würde ich auch sagen,dass du diesen Vogel sehr schön fotografiert hast lieber Keith,du hast ihn sehr schön entdeckt :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Tag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))

2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Günter Klaus ^club

Glad you like it Güni...........thank you so much.

2 years ago.

Jean Paul Capdeville ^club

Bravo Keith pour ce cliché. Je n'ai jamais vu cet oiseau, Tu as beaucoup de chance de l'avoir photographié. (Il ressemble un peu à une bécasse qui aurait courbé son bec)

2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club

Glad you enjoyed this one Jean Paul. Thank you.

By the way..........I have added a French translation to your comment on my image of the Guildhall :-))

2 years ago. Edited 2 years ago.

Amelia ^club

They can be quite difficult to spot, Keith, and this one seems well and truly camouflaged. My best shot of one was taken in Dundee.

2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Amelia ^club

Thanks for commenting Amelia.......I was lucky to get this shot, I had lots of others I had to delete.

2 years ago.

trester88 ^club

Du hast den Vogel sehr schön aufgenommen, Keith! Bei mehr Licht und niedrigeren ISO-Werten wären die Details noch besser.

2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club

I couldn't agree more Wilhelm. My 100-400mm lens needs really good light to get decent shots, so it's not brilliant at this time of year.

The processing software I use now has a superb AI based noise reduction and sharpening plug-in which is looking really promising.

2 years ago.

ROL/Photo ^club

Très beau Courlis je n'en ai plus vu depuis
2019

2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club

Thank you Roland................I don't see them as much as I used to, they're becoming quite rare in the south of England.

2 years ago.

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