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Got my heart rate up here Morris! You did an excellent job on these and I was wondering what frame rate you shot at as you have every little move and nailed them all.
The last one is priceless. Just goes to show how important it is to leave nature as we see it, it just might save a life I love this shot and YGMV
Was the adult skimmer trying to harm the chick or did it do it more on the playful side? At any rate, the sequence you captured was great, Morris, regardless of the nature.
Karl Witt wrote:
Got my heart rate up here Morris! You did an excellent job on these and I was wondering what frame rate you shot at as you have every little move and nailed them all.
The last one is priceless. Just goes to show how important it is to leave nature as we see it, it just might save a life I love this shot and YGMV
Karl
Thank you Karl,
This was taken at 40 FPS. I only included one frame of the chick running before the attacker entered the frame and there were 3 from the first time the attacker appeared till contact. Just about to touch through the escape includes every frame as it's such an amazing sight. Then I showed only one of the chick getting back up and one of a two second run for cover. I captured a bunch of the chick behind the shrub yet I loved the one I show with sharp eye peeking out. My Fuji X-H2s latched onto the eye as soon as it appeared. That shrub is inside of the protected nesting area which is roped off and there are signs explaining the behavior, importance and types of birds that nest at Nickerson Beach. Some of the signs are professional designs with text and/or photos. Others are made by the local school children and there art work and writing quite amazing.
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csinseattle wrote:
Morris, great set, well done
Chris S.
Thank you Chris
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sum1sgrampa wrote:
Amazing documentation Morris ! I was really drawn in by your captures. Great job !!
Gary
Thank you Gary,
This was one of the few times I stopped to review my photos as it happened so quickly. I was super happy when I saw all the great frames of the flip and also happy to see the chick survive the attack
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AGeoJO wrote:
Was the adult skimmer trying to harm the chick or did it do it more on the playful side? At any rate, the sequence you captured was great, Morris, regardless of the nature.
Joshua
Thank you Joshua,
I've never seen this behavior before this year. What I think is happening is there are a number of 1 year old skimmer males that were unable to find mates and they have been attacking the chicks hoping to make the moms available similar to the way lions behave. The skimmer colonies are family groupings of about 150 individuals and normally the entire colony takes care of the young. I can't see these 1 year old males getting what they want as the other members are chasing them around. There are usually 3 skimmer colonies at Nickerson Beach yet this year there are 4 colonies. This adds to the excitement when there is a defensive blastoff and there all in the air. There are also about 10,000 common terns nesting and they have all had a few chicks. It's an amazing place.
Oh my, what a scary sequence ! So glad you the little one made it to safe. Hope it is not hurt . Truly amazing work Morris and what a story it tells. So well done.
CG_Photography wrote:
Morris these are amazing, I was hoping the chick would, against all odds, pull through.
Well done
Thank you Chris,
It happened so fast I did not have time to think till I saw the chick escaping
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birdied wrote:
Oh my, what a scary sequence ! So glad you the little one made it to safe. Hope it is not hurt . Truly amazing work Morris and what a story it tells. So well done.
Birdie
Thank you Roberta,
The chick appeared to be fine. An hour later it was out playing with some of the other chicks
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louie champan wrote:
Incredible documented series Morris, your photography in this sequence is outstanding. I never knew that this behavior was common among this species .
Thank you Louie,
I've been photographing the black skimmers at Nickerson Beach for 14 years and this is the first year I've witnessed this and it's happened a few times when I was there so It is happening a lot.
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Bobg657 wrote:
Amazing Morris! If your idea is correct that's the same behavior male lions use to bring the female into estrus by killing their cubs.
Bob
Thank you Bob. Even if my guess of what is happening is incorrect it's still an amazing sight and totally new this year.
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dclark wrote:
Wow! Great sequence.
Dave
Thank you Dave
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G.E. Smith wrote:
Morris , What an incredible sequence ! It's like I was watching a movie. Fantastic work.
Greg
Thank you Greg,
Each frame is 1/40 of a second. Unless slow motion, a very short movie
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gerov wrote:
Outstanding work, Morris. Well done!
Gero
Thank you Gero
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dolina wrote:
Morris, awesome set! I have to be honest I'd struggle a set like that in the 13+ years I've been shooting birds.
I noticed you're using a FujiFILM body with a Nikkor lens. How's the performance?
Thank you Palo,
Performance is as good as with Fuji glass or from the other side having used the 500 PF on a Z9 just as snappy and the tracking just as good.
Wow! Morris you got my vote. Breathtaking action and detail. Amazing how your anticipation got you to capture this moment and how the camera did its part. All those things human eye can’t keep up with and need the pictures to see what happened! Super impressed by your hummingbird series composition, and now this!
gilles.t wrote:
Wow! Morris you got my vote. Breathtaking action and detail. Amazing how your anticipation got you to capture this moment and how the camera did its part. All those things human eye can’t keep up with and need the pictures to see what happened! Super impressed by your hummingbird series composition, and now this!
Thank you Gilles,
I knew from experience when you see a chick running something is going to happen. The rest was staying with the subject and a great camera that could keep up with the action capturing the slight changes at 40 FPS.
I love this shot and YGMV