Annas Stretching Her Tongue for Bugs

Best on black. I went out in the drizzle to photograph one of the Annas that is overwintering and saw that not only were there raindrops but also bugs. She had her tongue out trying to catch them...a mainstay for her winter diet. The ISO was 16,000!
Thanks for your visits, comments, suggestions, favs

[Lynda McG]

Great capture- fav

[Mags]

Never saw this before! Wonderful!

[ChristineL]

What a fabulous capture!

[Islandgirl]

Well done and with 16000 iso!

[Denise (lyndemc)]

Amazing capture, catching that little tongue in action, and then in the dark at that!

[Joan Robillard]

Good shot

[Esther Rosenberg]

They are so photogenic, Great capture.

[Corinne C]

I love this pic of Anna! Very minimalist.

[Rick]

Great shot. Wonder if it was catching any bugs.

[Milanie]

I had never heard of these until you started posting them - neat to see her checking for bugs.

[sheri]

Excellent focus and such a sweet shot.

[Diana]

A fabulous shot of this little beauty.

[Elizabeth]

Great timing to get the tongue!

[Taffy]

Incredible timing to catch the tongue -- amazing what you could do with that ISO and so little grain!

[Clare Gadsby]

fantastic timing!

[Kate]

Such a high ISO and such little noise!

[Stefan]

What a great shot. No distraction from this fabulous bird.

[Lou Ann]

What an amazing capture!

[Casablanca]

Gorgeous image

[Judith Johnson]

Super capture, love the colours and info

[carol white]

A lovely capture.Fav🙂

[haskar]

Great shot and focus.

[Allison Maltese]

How cool to get this shot, tongue and all.

[Kerry McCarthy]

Wonderful shot! Fav.

[KV]

Awesome story... that is a high ISO and nice results too.