Pied-billed Grebe with Crayfish running across the water – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1/1000, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
There are so many times I wish I could share what I see going on just outside of the frame of my images or that what I photograph could encompass all that I actually see that is beyond my view finder.
This image of a Pied-billed Grebe with a crayfish in its bill running across the water is one of those photos where I wish I could show the second grebe just outside of the frame chasing after it. The photo shows motion because of the splashing water, the blur of the grebe’s wings and the bird’s posture but it doesn’t show the reason the grebe is racing across the water with its prey and I wish it did because it would add more drama and action and it would tell the whole story.
If the second Pied-billed Grebe that is outside of the frame in this photo had been closer though I may not have been able to get it in focus as sharply as this bird was in which case I probably would have deleted the file.
As a bird photographer I don’t always get the exact image I want but that is also one of the reasons I keep going back into the field time after time embracing the hope that one day I will.
Life is good.
Mia
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This photo was taken almost one year ago.
Nice action capture!
Great action pic! It would be a wonderful shot even without the crawdad…but capturing the Grebe with the crawdad? Priceless! Thanks Mia.
This is a great shot! I can easily imagine the 2nd Grebe from your description. I’m also thinking that the Grebe might have a little going on in front with Mr. Crayfish’s claws. :0
You are lucky to be in a position to have the full images in your memory banks.
Cool motion , Mia.
Still, a great shot!
I had the same problem with a Canada goose being chased by a mute swan protecting its nest it took 3 years to get both in the image