Snipe up close

[Stan]

They dont often come this close but this one was feeding in the long grass in front of the hide at Barnes, mostly obscured but over a period he moved closer and closer until for a few seconds he reached a slightly more open patch. Distance is around 4 metres and shot at 200mm with my Sigma 150-600

Stan

[Dawesy]

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Nice shot of a lovely bird Stan

[Trev B]

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Very nice Stan, lucky you. We got quite a few Woodcock in the woodland at the moment, but getting a shot is almost impossible, they wait until you near on step on them and they are gone.

[ctrollen]

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Nice one, Stan

[Lee Aaron]

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Very nice shot Stan.

[pelliott1954]

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Oh Wow, have never seen one, lovely and sharp

Paul

[Stan]

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thanks for looking guys

Stan

[tesarver]

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Well done Stan

Tom

[MilesH]

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I've only ever seen one and that was a long time ago. Well done for capturing this.

[Stan]

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thanks Tom and Miles

I've only ever seen one and that was a long time ago.

they are often mentioned on the sightings board at Barnes but that is usually someone with a scope at 500 metres distant. Like with a lot of wildlife photography we were lucky to be in the right place and right time when this one came close

Stan

[Swanny48]

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Nice shot Stan. I managed to get one about 8m away a few days ago, first time I'd done any bird photography for a while. A lot of the time, they're probably a lot nearer than you think but blend in so well to the vegetation.

John

[Stan]

Re: Snipe up close

thanks John

A lot of the time, they're probably a lot nearer than you think but blend in so well to the vegetation

as with this one before it got near - several people were trying to point it out but I couldnt see it