snipe

One of a pair at frozen Venus pool Shropshire !

Always a good game at Minsmere. After looking for about ten minutes you suddenly spot a Snipe. Then another and another until you realize there are dozens of the little things, blending into their surroundings. I think there are eight in this shot. Ron

This is a solitary snipe at the Lock and Dam area of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway

This is the only snipe I've seen at this location: the lock and dam area on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway

One of four that were pottering around a cut back reedbed. This one decided to stop and pose for the shot, which was nice!

A couple of Snipe and a Lapwing on a calm autumn afternoon at Minsmere. It's good to see the Snipe back in good numbers for the winter as they are one of my favourite birds. I love trying to spot them when they are not in the open like these two. Winter Mixture sweets - mmmm. Ron

A Snipe shot I found on the cutting room floor lol He certainly had me spotted!!

This is my best guess on the ID, we get several species here in the winter and as you well know, snipes are a tough ID especially in the field. Snipe experts, feel free to chime in!

not the clearest but i'm quite pleased with this shot..

Catching up with eighteen months of images takes some perseverance! lol http://www.tomcharles-photography.co.uk/birdgallery.htm

this one came out surprisingly well

Here is the partner of the female I posted yesterday. An attractive bird in his own right but when standing next to the stunning female, often gets overlooked.

After two years of looking, I finally found this bird. I was guiding a visiting birder Mr. Phil Riner from Georgia (US), he brought me good luck with these birds and I retuned the favor and he was able to get 26 lifers in one day including great views of the Okinawan Rail and Pryer's Woodpecker.

A startled bird and Photographer as this Snipe emerged from a ditch I watched it fly into the ditch and drove slowly to where it was I just got focused on it when it spotted me then it was off.

This is the Male getting cosy with the Female on the Moorland breeding grounds, This like many of the shots I got in Shetland was taken from the car.

Taken from the car in the late evening Sun on the Heather Moorland

One morning on a two mile section of road I saw four Snipe sitting on fence posts this one allowed me to get close enough for a shot.

I just got my internet connection back after three days and three visits from BT what a performance. This Snipe on a post was one of many I saw perched at the Roadside great to see them sitting up like this

Snipe taken Newton Marsh,Lancashire