Platinum

Jdmccranie

Magellanic Snipe, Carcass Island, Falklands

Magellanic Snipe, Carcass Island, Falklands

camera

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

settings

settings

Aperture f/8 ISO 800 Shutter 1/1000 Focal Length 342/1

upload_date

upload_date

Sep, 2017

Views

70

Likes

+18

Awards

Peer Award

+2

Superb Composition

Top Choice

Categories

Wow, beautiful Snipe. We have three Snipes here in South Africa, the African Snipe and Great Snipe (both Gallinago spp) and also the Greater Painted Snipe (Rostratula spp).

Platinum

Roenolog, you're the first to comment on this shot. Thanks so much! As you know, this sub species of Gallinago Paraguaiae migrates in summer to the Falklands. There's supposed to be 8000 breeding pairs, but I was there for a week and only got this one sighting.

See all

Same photographer See all

Abandoned Barn at Gros Ventre, WY early autumn

Grand Tetons in background

This sow was managing her two cubs in a large sedge grass field about 500 yards from the high tide area in this section of Katmai NP known as Hallo Ba

We spent the entire day in Hallo Bay in the Katmai NP, photographing grizzly. This sow had two cubs and, over the course of the day, moved her cubs ve

Buffalo and Grand Tetons, Gros Ventre, WY

Photo taken in South Georgia Island

Grizzly Napping on Beach, Katmai NP, AK

Photo was taken at ground level around 9 am, immediately across the watering hole

Watchful Grizzly Sow and Cub, Kuliak Bay, Katmai, AK

Alaska Brown Bear Cub in Grass, Hallo Bay, AK

In Katmai peninsula, AK, we were photographing a sow and two cubs. We started off with the group about 200 yards away. Over the next several hours, th

Humpback Tail and Seagull BW, Monterey Bay, CA

Adele Penguins, Antarctic Peninsula

Baby elephant was playing in the muddy marsh behind, and didn't want to leave. Mother had to get in and push him out with her trunk. The baby was

TORRES DEL PAINES FROM GREY LAKE

Three of us had set up in a small hollow, with the sow and her cubs about 150 yards away. After an hour or so, she began herding the cubs closer and c

Elephant Mother with Sister-Family: Tanzania

Situated near the village of Dornie in Scotland. Castle built on a small tidal island at the intersection of three sea lochs. Original construction wa

Discover more photos See all

Curious Gentoo Penguin watches as a zodiac of visitors departs. Antarctica by Cobypix

Photo by xeniaololo

Onaqui Mnts. sunset moment by DaveLoucks

What a treat to see a lion living in the wild! The official estimate for the number of lions living in Kenya has increased 25% to 2,489, according to by ericcriswell

Emanations by haksu

Sunrays on Kunjamuk Bay Adirondacks by blanchardimage

We came around a curve in the Kalahari bush in Botswana and suddenly encountered this mama elephant. She would not hesitate to charge if she felt her by KayBrewer

Happy Happy Happy by franklinabbott

Cyrus by johnmazzei

Tordalke by JBramerPhotography

The Pugtographer by meganlorenz

Kittens in a box by emmafleetwood

Atlas. by DeeDee_Imagery

A morning walk in the Dolomite's. by Richard-Beresford-Harris

Arabian Geldings Mark McGwire, Sundance and Amaduque by sharonmorris

Cervus Elaphus by LaszloPotozky

Babies Lynx family, took at the Zoo de Servion by jipi

Photo by tinozavrus

It’s your time to shine! ☀️

Share photos. Enter contests to win great prizes.
Earn coins, get amazing rewards. Join for free.

Or

Already a member? Log In

By continuing, you agree to our Terms of Service, and acknowledge you've read our Privacy Policy Notice.