Curlew

the curlews were protecting a nest - they are so good at giving the evil eye - he is telling me to "f" off

[Taffy]

Wow -- very cool processing!!

[Marnie]

Fantastic shot and processing Annie. Fav.

[kali]

great closeup

[Suse♡]

This is spectacylar -so unusual looking bird, great close up

[julia]

Scary bird.. great shot and processing

[Graeme Stevens]

Very cool - I like it a lot

[Maggiemae]

Funny how you just know what bird this is! Very good, Annie!

[Sam]

Love it!! FAV

[Annie D]

@maggiemae they are a favourite of mine Miss Maggiemae :)

[Annie D]

@gigiflower thanks Miss Sam!

[Babs]

Beautiful shot and excellent processing. I read a very sad book years ago called The Last of the Curlews.

[sally agnew]

Love :)

[Annie D]

@onewing hmmm it sounds sort of familiar. ..must google

[Annie D]

@hermann thanks Sally

[Francoise]

he might be indeed. I think all birds pretty much have that attitude.

[Leana Niemand]

Awesome! A fav

[*lynn]

Fabulous photo! Fav

[Clare Gadsby]

He sure is. Great capture

[Graham Thresher]

So fantastic.

[Paula W]

That's definitely the evil eye! Take care Annie!

[Chris Johnson]

Such awesome details!! Great shot!

[Lynne]

Amazing capture. Love it.

[Yao RL]

wow, this is an amazing close shot, I hope you have your glasses on.

[Osia Strasner]

Most excellent!! Yes, I would stay away, most definitely!! FAV!

[alia_801]

Fantastic profile shot of him! Love the detail!

[Barb Newcomb]

Great shot of him giving you the evil eye!

[Phil Howcroft]

I didn't know you could talk curlew Annie, that eye is fab :-)

[Annie D]

@phil_howcroft I am an animal whisperer Phil lol

[Phil Howcroft]

@annied you and me both...I can talk whippet, rabbit, hamster, budgie, goldfish (pets we have owned) :-)

[Annie D]

@phil_howcroft hahaha - I can talk snake lizard spider kookaburra magpie and snail

[Bill Fenske]

hahahhaha!

[Annie D]

@bill_fe i know hahahahahahaha - how are ya?

[Bill Fenske]

@annied I'm well, thank you. I've been super busy. I had some issues with Lightroom that are now resolved. I have so much catching up to do. I have images from September I haven't posted yet, and I never did go through all the images from my road trips in May and June.

[AmyJ]

Great photo!