A hoopoe on a roll! Breakfast time!
The Scene
This is from an early morning walk, looking for birds and some birdy action.
At a local park, I spot this Common Hoopoe (Upupa epops) which seemed pretty hungry and was moving around rapidly, checking the grassy lawn for something to eat.
The Equipment
A Nikon Z-mount mirrorless body with an 800mm lens, on a shoulder strap - handheld.
The Waiting Game
As this fellow went about, I could anticipate that there were some interesting images to make.
I got down low, and started shooting a few bursts to try and capture some nice context-filled action images.
See a section of the series shot below …
The Reward
Eventually, I did get a bunch of interesting images, as the hoope successfully pulled out a juicy worm and happily swallowed it up!
Here are the three I have chosen to depict the action - predator over prey … hunger satiated … nature! These have undergone just some basic adjustments, like exposure and a bit of a tone curve. Further processing should help obtain even better results … but I get lazy with this part of the work flow 😁
