Bush Stone-Curlew

Adam Gormley

Bush Stone-Curlew

Bush Stone-Curlew, Australian native ground-dwelling bird. These are a terrestrial predator filling a similar ecological niche to the roadrunners of North America. This shot was just after a heavy rain storm, so he was pretty wet :)

Canon 50D, 300mm.

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Bush Stone-Curlew by Adam Gormley
Bush Stone-Curlew by Adam Gormley
  • Tim Denny

    Tim Denny

    Nice take Adam

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks Tim :)

  • ooyayootay

    ooyayootay

    FANTASTIC capture, Adam! WOW!!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks mate, much appreciated :)

  • jansnow

    jansnow

    Oh Adam, this is a fantastic image!!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Jan :)

  • Vanessa Anderberg

    Vanessa Anderberg

    Gorgeous capture!!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks Vanessa :)

  • John Peel

    John Peel

    Wonderful details of a beautiful bird. Hard to believe their night-time chorus can raise the hairs on the back of your neck

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks a bunch John, they are actually quite a freaky bird, your natural instinct when you see these is to run.. Not sure why, but I was definately imtimadated by this guy.

  • Lance Leopold

    Lance Leopold

    Fabulous bird and shot!!!!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks Lance :)

  • JennyDean

    JennyDean

    excellent Adam, love these birds. the first night I came to australia I thought someone was being murdered when they were calling out.

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks Jenny, going to have to chasing them at night to hear that, sounds interesting :)

  • Anne Smyth

    Anne Smyth

    wonderful capture – the wet gives an added dimension to the feather detail

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Anne :)

  • Wendi Donaldson

    Wendi Donaldson

    Beautiful shot….looks a little wet and a little mean!!! :)

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks Wendi, they have alot of character to them, a little frightening indeed :)

  • Gene Walls

    Gene Walls

    What a great photo of a gorgeous creature! This is a beautiful shot, excellent focus and I love the bokeh background! Superb!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Gene, appreciate it mate :)

  • Patrick Hickey

    Patrick Hickey

    Wow. Great capture.

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Cheers Patrick :)

  • kalaryder

    kalaryder

    Nice shot Adam

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks a bunch K :)

  • ltruskett

    ltruskett

    gorgeous eye….....wonderful capture….......

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much :)

  • John Peel

    John Peel

    An added note: from experience ( a few months in a remote corner of Magnetic Island) they don’t perform that spine-chilling chorus all year, much less every night. For Aboriginals, though, that sound was a signal that a baby was being conceived. So take care, Adam, if you venture out at night….

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Ok, thanks very much John :)

  • juan jose Gabaldon

    juan jose Gaba...

    excellent !

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks Juan mate :)

  • cardiocentric

    cardiocentric

    The clarity in this picture is what caught my eye. I really like how the background fades away, it brings the subject to life

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much mate, appreciate the kind words :)

  • ooyayootay

    ooyayootay

    CONGRATULATIONS on the feature, Adam!

    WELL DESERVED!!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Cheers mate! :)

  • Robert Armstrong

    Robert Armstrong

    Amazing capture! Well done!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks Robert :)

  • Robert Elliott

    Robert Elliott

    fantastic bird and image

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks Robert :)

  • Waleska Luker

    Waleska Luker

    Gorgeous close up

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much :)

  • Martina Fagan

    Martina Fagan

    stunning
    congrats on your feature

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much :)

  • Suzanne D Jaeschke

    Suzanne D Jaes...

    Great clear shot Adam….. :)

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks Suzanne :)

  • Auntymazza

    Auntymazza

    Great capture Adam

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks Auntymazza :)

  • bubbleblue

    bubbleblue

    beautiful

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks bubbleblue, I love your new Av :)

  • laureenr

    laureenr

    Beautiful work Adam. Really love her eye.

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Laureen :)

  • lcbirder

    lcbirder

    Congratulations Adam. Beautiful features!!!!!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thank you very much :)

  • Dusker

    Dusker

    Yes good shot, dont normally just like heads, but this one works well.

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thank you, has a very unique head :)

  • Laurie Search

    Laurie Search

    Excellent detail!!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Laurie :)

  • reflector

    reflector

    A great close-up – stunning detail !

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thank you very much mate :)

  • Bonnie T. Barry

    Bonnie T. Barry

    I just LOVE close-ups like this; you did a first class job. I’m not familiar with this bird so thank you for educating me about yet another fine feathered friend in God’s great kingdom.

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thank you very much for the kind comment Bonnie :)

  • tarnyacox

    tarnyacox

    Absolutely wonderful Adam!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks so very much Tarnya :)

  • PPV247

    PPV247

    Perfect focus on the eye Adam.

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Cheers mate, much appreciated! :)

  • FlowersEtc

    FlowersEtc

    Fantastic capture! You have such great clarity and caught all the fine details of the bird.

  • Adam Gormley replied

    thanks very much for the kind comment :)

  • dmarie

    dmarie

    excellent close-up…beautiful bird…perfect clarity :-)

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