Black Winged Stilt taking a bath

[Atul Sinai]

Black Winged Stilt taking bath on a hot afternoon. Was sitting in the hide and observing the action going on.

Location: River Mula, Pune
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Recurvirostridae
Scientific: Himantopus [himantopus or ceylonensis]
Time: 3.25 p.m.
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Canon 400mm f5.6
Exposure: Manual
Focus: Auto
Metering: Manual
Shutter Speed: 1/1250
Aperture: f8.0
ISO: 400
Focal Length: 400mm
cropped by 35%
Tripod support

[Sucheth Lingachar]

Nice action captured atul...... liked that innocent look and the catch light on the eyes ... tFS

[Mrudul Godbole]

The water splash looks nice. Good eye contact. Moving a bit more to the right would have got it more parallel to the sensor. Thanks for sharing.

[Atul Sinai]

Thanks Sucheth and Mrudul. Moving to the right was not possible as I was already on the edge of the river.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Nice to see it taking bath. I like the water droplets flying. Tough lighting conditions - the shadows have lost details. I am missing the red eye here. Thanks for sharing.