bird photography : common snipe

Huntley Meadows had recently seen the appearance of several snipe, and though these small, long-billed birds tend to be fairly reclusive and at times can be solitary, John and Beth saw several amongst the marshy reaches on a morning visit to the park.

Equipment: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT Canon EF 300mm f4L IS with 1.4x Teleconverter Settings: f8; 1/640 sec.; focal length at 420 mm; ISO 200 Date: April 7, 2006 9:49 am Location: Huntley Meadows Park / Fairfax County, VA