Great action shot Keith.

Thank you kind sir!

A great catch of one of my favourite birds, I love hearing their call though sadly there are none in our area due to habitat loss.

Thanks Gudrun.............they are in decline everywhere I'm afraid. The were added to the World Conservation Red List around 2015. Used to see loads here when I was a kid, but these are the first I've seen for ages.

Does he have a low flight permission? :-)) Nice shot, Keith!

I hope so.........I wouldn't want him to get shot down..!!

Glad you like the shot Stephan...........many thanks.

Wow,da ist dir eine geniale Flugaufnahme mit perfekter Schärfe gelungen lieber Keith,der Fokus sitzt genau,diese Flugaufnahmen sind noch meine Schwachstellen,ich habe deine schöne Aufnahme sehr genossen :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))

Thanks Güni...................I'm really pleased you like this one. I'm been trying to improve my in-flight shots for a couple of years now, but you need to practice a lot. I definitely delete more shots than I keep :-)))

Well caught Keith, you got a good image showing the plumage well

Thanks very much Colin...........I rarely see these and I would have like to have got closer but it wasn't possible. There were two on the beach, but they were off as soon as I even moved. I did get one other shot worth posting, which I'll do in due course.

Captured just in the right moment ! Fine Action-Shot, Keith !

Absolutely amazing Keith. It's a stunning photo of this curlew. I wonder if he was aware of how low he was flying - even dipping his wing in the water.

Encore un oiseau que je ne connaissais pas.Il est photographié de "main de maître" .

I'm off line for a few days and you've uploaded so many beautiful pictures!
It is a pleasure to catch up! You captured this shot perfectly Keith.

klasse of hij even voelt of het water koud is ;-))