Usually all you see of a snipe, if you see anything at all is like the first picture. I was very fortunate to capture this Wilson’s snipe in the open for a very short time before it blasted away.
On the 2nd shot, is that the same bird ? The face seems familiar.
On the 2nd shot, is that the same bird ? The face seems familiar.
Yes, it’s the same bird. Usually the bird is completely hidden.
A very nice pair of images. #2 is excellent.
Bothe images are great, but in the open is better.
Thanks to all for your comments. I appreciate them all. I was a pro photographer for 48 years then retired, but only got into wildlife in the past 4 or 5 years. It’s been a real challenge.
I used to take dates on snipe hunts!
Bet you never found any snipes either, did you?
OleMe
Loc: Montgomery Co., MD
Mom, bless her departed soul, told stories of being put in the back of a milk delivery truck and taken out into the back woods in Ohio for a snioe hunt. In the dark. On her wedding night! That was in ~1940.
So I always thought that snipes werebimaginary creatures until this very day.
/Roger
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