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Peeping stilt
Joelle-Marcelle

Peeping stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

Standing on a narrow grassy causeway in the middle of the marsh I tried to keep still so as not to disturb that stilt. But I am sure it was fully aware of my presence as it kept peeping through the reeds.
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Habitat
Reedbed, former saltpans
Location
Suscinio,Rhuys, Brittany
Date taken
25-05-2016
Scientific name
Himantopus himantopus
Equipment used
Nikon P510
delia todd
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Oh that's really lovely Joelle... what a great spot for you and how well you handled the focus too, through the reeds.

Nice work here lassie.
 
KC Foggin
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Some great focusing going on here Joelle. A very lovely capture of this little guy/gal Joelle. ;)
 
drkishore
LOL...Love the caption Chris!!!! These stilts are not shy but not that social either....they usually maintain a decent distance from us here!!! Fantastic habitat and behavior capture!!!!
 
aloktewari
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Very beautiful setting, bird and shot, JM ... and he is very smart, as well ...
A great post ...
 
kim
Most unusual Joelle, a lovely image, and I remember it well, it flew off as soon as it saw me!!!
 
S K Gudi
He certainly has his eye on you. Fantastic focus & clarity you got despite the obstruction of dried reeds. Super capture; JM!! tfs.
 
Kits
Very well spotted Joelle, and very well focused through those reeds. A great habitat shot.
 

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