Sherry Icardi
About the Image(s)
These are frequent visitors to the wetlands, but come for a morning of feeding for a couple of days then disappear for days. Sometimes they just move on and don't come back til next year. But....they are addictive... So I'm usually glad to see them go! This visit was last week and they were here for 2 days and 2,000 images later ! they are fast, unpredictable , and intent on fishing. They dive head first and rarely can you get them with the evidence of success in their beak. This is probably the first visible one I've ever gotten. And even got a catchlight, which is also unusual because they are very early birds, often starting before the sun is up.
Taken On Sony A1 with 300 f/2.8 and 1.4Teleconverter
1/3000 sec
f 4.0
ISO 250
2 comments posted
I love the details in the feathers and even the fish, the catchlight in the eye, the water droplets and the composition. I have tried capturing these birds while fishing with no results. So I appreciate this image even more.
  Posted: 02/05/2025 18:25:03