This post goes for 'Show me a photo (of a bird)' contest, round #143. Week's topic was 'Short-legged birds', and I decided that almost any, or even every, of my #birding photos will match... as I dont shoot nor flamingo, neither stork, heron or other wading birds... ostriches don’t spend the winter in our pampas either :)
There is this post in my drafts that I started on a leizure summer day, but never had time to finish. Guess these little birdies will match well. Enjoy!
So, this was captured this summer in one of my leizure days, -- half of which I filled with birdwatching. I was inspired to go out and find something new; for a while I considered which lens to put to my backpack - and in the end heaven sent me a hint that today I should take a 300mm telezoom. It really was sitting quietly on the shelf for a long while, collecting dust ... so I decided to take it out and shake the dust. I did not regret it.
I visited my usual local park -- the one with a huge pond and a known nesting spot for grebe ducks. Right at the I must say in brackets that all autumn and winter the park was "repaired", upgraded, tuned ... but in fact, they destroyed, spoiled, defiled - they dug up all the soil, freaks !!! it has become 10 times less pleasant place to walk. But I won't complain about it, at least not in this post.
Immediately at the entrance, I was greeted by a finch! And he was so busy with his own affairs that he didn’t even pay attention to me, didn’t fly anywhere, although he was two steps away from me - lol, I even had to move away, at the minimum focusing distance of my lens ...
White Wagtails - they remain out of reach for me (until I purchase a 500-600mm lens...) These birdies are too timid and shy, don’t want to pose, always stay frosty and on the move.
This is what I managed to capture from the usual ~3m distance.
Sparrows have a really short leggs... but they are not tiny.
Swan - has short legs, although they are not tiny, quite the opposite. This frame displays the swan's leg as if I'd asked him to show it. Nice coincidence! I liked it, and thats why decided to send it to the challenge. Its not often that I have options to shoot swans in my city.
And next one is from the different day and walk (April 2023).
And this seagull posed for me absolutely beautifully, for long time (was enough to take like 25 doubles) and for free. All this series was taken with my 200mm macro telephoto.
Look, such a wonderful legs she has! However, I'm not sure if they can be classified as "short"... rather, they are a medium size. What will you say?..
@qwerrie