wilson's snipe

The usually hard to find Wilson's snipe has been popping up a lot lately - this marks the 4th time I've photographed one in 4 weekends, and this time at a different wetlands than the previous shots. I'm not complaining, though!

Another lucky spotting last weekend - this very elusive and very well hidden bird is one I may get to see once or twice a year, and some years not at all.

Wilson’s Snipe (Gallinago delicata)

Wilson’s Snipe (Gallinago delicata)

Wilson’s Snipe (Gallinago delicata)

Wilson’s Snipe (Gallinago delicata)

Wilson’s Snipe (Gallinago delicata)

with its little companion

Wilsons Snipe (Gallinago delicata) with a Least Sandpiper (Calidris minusilla) below it. Old Travis B. Bryan Municipal Golf Course, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Margin of country club lake at ca. 91 m (ca. 300 ft) elevation. Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Post Oak Savannah Vegetational...

Wilsons Snipe (Gallinago delicata) Sexes similar. Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Chambers County, Texas, USA. Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes Vegetational Area. North side of Shoveler Pond in coastal freshwater marsh at ca. 1 m (3.3 ft) elevation.

Wilsons Snipe (Gallinago delicata) Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. Mesquite savanna with Tamaulipan Scrub in the South Texas Plains Vegetational Area at ca. 23 m (75 ft) elevation.

Wilson's Snipe at Green Cay Wetlands, Boynton Beach, Florida.

This Wilson's Snipe is well camo'd in it's habitat. They are quite skittish too.

Another lifer for me! Not the best image because of bad lighting but just a handful were counted in our Christmas Count so I'm happy.

I recently stumbled upon three Wilson's Snipes while kayaking back to an area of Summit Lake where I had seen a few Greater Yellowlegs weeks earlier. For this shot I was using a Canon 7D w/ 400mm F5.6 lens. Shutter speed was 1/320 sec at F11 using ISO 200. I was able to get about 50 feet from...

Another first...On my way home from golf Sunday morning I spotted this guy sitting on a fence post in a meadow, there was a tiny marsh nearby. I think his feet were to big to fit two on the post and he tucked one under his body.

I waited a long time for this little guy to come out in the open and look in my direction!

I've been struggling for some time to get one of these guys out from under the brush in order to get a picture.

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

Snow for a few days. According to weather forecast, temp in Greater Vancouver might reach a record low in the coming Sunday. Went out today after snow stopped. Got the Snipe, Kildeer, and the Short-eared Owl.

This Wilson's Snipe was perching on a power pole calling. Very difficult to get a photo of until the males get around a female and then it seems they are oblivious to anything but mating.

Found on creek beside Anza trail just south of Tumacacori Mission, AZ.