{"id":8201,"date":"2012-10-05T07:28:11","date_gmt":"2012-10-05T13:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=8201"},"modified":"2012-10-05T07:28:11","modified_gmt":"2012-10-05T13:28:11","slug":"the-seldom-seen-wilsons-snipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/05\/the-seldom-seen-wilsons-snipe\/","title":{"rendered":"The Seldom Seen Wilson’s Snipe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wilson’s Snipe is an elusive species.\u00a0 Relatively little is known of its habits due to its crepuscular nature, cryptic coloration and marshy habitat.\u00a0 Even with as much time as I’ve spent on their stomping grounds I can count on one hand, with a few fingers amputated, the number of times I’ve photographed a snipe.\u00a0 Typically it’s only seen as it flushes in zigzag flight, calling out with its raspy voice.<\/p>\n

What an interesting bird!\u00a0 The word\u00a0snipe is derived from “snite” – a variant of snout and you can see why.\u00a0\u00a0Their eyes are set remarkably far back on their head, giving them full vision on both sides and binocular vision to the rear.\u00a0 This allows them to see predators approaching from behind, even while their beak is\u00a0 buried in the mud.<\/p>\n

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\"wilsons<\/p>\n

1\/640, f\/6.3, ISO 500, 500 f\/4, natural light<\/p>\n

I found this bird\u00a0along the Red Rock River in Montana’s Centennial Valley.\u00a0 It was a low light situation so I didn’t have much shutter speed and I was mildly surprised to get the beak sharp as it was calling.\u00a0 The snipe gave\u00a0me only\u00a0a few seconds before it flew off, scolding me as it went.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wilson’s Snipe is an elusive species.\u00a0 Relatively little is known of its habits due to its crepuscular nature, cryptic coloration and marshy habitat.\u00a0 Even with as much time as I’ve spent on their stomping grounds I can count on one hand, with a few fingers amputated, the number of times I’ve photographed a snipe.\u00a0 Typically it’s only seen as it flushes in zigzag flight, calling out with its raspy voice. What an interesting bird!\u00a0 The word\u00a0snipe is derived from “snite” – a variant of snout and you can see why.\u00a0\u00a0Their eyes are set remarkably far back on their head, giving them full vision on both sides and binocular vision to the rear.\u00a0 This allows them to see predators approaching from behind, even while their beak is\u00a0 buried in the mud.   1\/640, f\/6.3, ISO 500, 500 f\/4, natural light I found this bird\u00a0along the Red Rock River in Montana’s Centennial Valley.\u00a0 It was a low light situation so I didn’t have much shutter speed and I was mildly surprised to get the beak sharp as it was calling.\u00a0 The snipe gave\u00a0me only\u00a0a few seconds before it flew off, scolding me as it went. Ron<\/p>\n

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