Wildlife Photography

[azurbanclucker]

I don't think there is another black-coloured swan species so I'm pretty sure it has to be a Black Swan, sorry you can't find much about them but maybe they are not in your area for long periods of time?

With the little birdy I have no idea what exactly it is just because it was so far away and I can't zoom in, there are quite a few species of stint and sandpiper that look almost identical!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_birds_of_Florida

Scroll down to "Sandpipers and allies."

I think it could be a sharp tailed sandpiper but again, no real clue.

I think it's a semipalmated sandpiper based on googling images.

 

[Nero70002]

What part of Florida are you in? I’ve never seen swans irl before

 

[BrandonsBirbs]

I think it's a semipalmated sandpiper based on googling images.

Or even a sandcastle, we may never know

 

[Bakbuk]

I think it's a semipalmated sandpiper based on googling images.

I'm pretty sure it's a Least Sandpiper, based off the brownish look to it and the bill shape.

 

[Bakbuk]

Anybody ever gotten a really bad shot that actually turned out to be a really cool shot?

 

[Cynthia12]

We had this little woodpecker visit throughout the winter.

 

[bruceha2000]

Anybody ever gotten a really bad shot that actually turned out to be a really cool shot?

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What would make you think it was a bad shot? I think it is a GREAT picture. Lots of detail plus motion suggested by the blurred wing feathers.

 

[Bakbuk]

What would make you think it was a bad shot? I think it is a GREAT picture. Lots of detail plus motion suggested by the blurred wing feathers.

Thank you!

Spoiler: My faulty and groundless logic

I guess I considered it sorta bad because personal preferences. I would've liked the shutter speed higher to freeze the motion on the wing and just the wing being in a different position altogether. I guess it kinda looked weird to me, like it was separating the head from the body.


But nevertheless, I've got nothing to complain about. The light is good and the eye is sharp.

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

Anybody ever gotten a really bad shot that actually turned out to be a really cool shot?

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No. All my bad photos are really bad

 

[Bakbuk]

No. All my bad photos are really bad
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That's such a cool shot though, and a really cool bird!! Merlin?