Gorgeous photograph! We’ve been eagerly awaiting their return, and finally last weekend heard them ‘winnowing’ and spotted several flying high above the marsh. One of my favourite birds, though I rarely get to see them close. I love their big eyes 🙂
Hi and thanks for the feedback and stopping by the blog. We appreciate the comments. Is there a specific Asian species of snipe in India or did one of these guys get off course and end up there. Must have been quite a journey if he did> have a wonderful day.
Hi Mike, There is a south asian species called the greater painted snipe. However, what I saw at the chilika lagoon was Swinhoe’s snipe. It breeds in Siberia and Mongolia and migrates to southern and eastern India. cheers!
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Wonderful photo
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Thanks, they are interesting birds for sure.
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Great capture. I have never seen one standing there. Usually I unintentionally flush them, and don’t think fast enough to get my camera ready.
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Hi we caught this guy from the car as he was sitting quite close to the road. Sometimes the car makes a wonderful blind to photograph from.
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Very nice!
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Thanks Mike, hope your weekend is going well.
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Thank you Mike. So far, so good! 🙂
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Gorgeous photograph! We’ve been eagerly awaiting their return, and finally last weekend heard them ‘winnowing’ and spotted several flying high above the marsh. One of my favourite birds, though I rarely get to see them close. I love their big eyes 🙂
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Handsome bird – great capture out of his usual camouflage background, where he’d be tough to spot!
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Yes, I am sure I have walked right by many of snipes in the field.
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Great blog – love your photos (especially the monochromes). This snipe looks very similar to the one I saw at Chilika, India – such a surprise.
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Hi and thanks for the feedback and stopping by the blog. We appreciate the comments. Is there a specific Asian species of snipe in India or did one of these guys get off course and end up there. Must have been quite a journey if he did> have a wonderful day.
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Hi Mike, There is a south asian species called the greater painted snipe. However, what I saw at the chilika lagoon was Swinhoe’s snipe. It breeds in Siberia and Mongolia and migrates to southern and eastern India. cheers!
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Thanks, sounds like I need to visit India for some nature therapy some time.
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