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Great snipe - Gallinago media I did not even know I managed to catch this bird in flight. When I tried to approach her, she hid in the grass and then suddenly flew away. I instinctively aimed the camera and started shooting, but I was sure it was without success! The wings pattern is well visible in these photos.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/114240/great_snipe_-_gallinago_media.html" title="Great snipe - Gallinago media"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/1332/114240_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=GszRS6fYCzfNl%2BLG4Z6ckwJ%2BEWw%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Great snipe - Gallinago media Great snipe hiding in high grass at a small water reservoir. Very alert bird, photo taken from a great distance.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/114241/great_snipe_-_gallinago_media.html Animal,Animalia,Aves,Bird,Bulgaria,Charadriiformes,Chordata,Europe,Gallinago media,Geotagged,Great snipe,Kaloyanovo reservoir,Plovdiv,Scolopacidae,Shorebird,Spring,Wader,Wildlife" /></a></figure> Animal,Animalia,Aves,Bird,Bulgaria,Charadriiformes,Chordata,Europe,Gallinago media,Geotagged,Great snipe,Kaloyanovo reservoir,Plovdiv,Scolopacidae,Shorebird,Spring,Wader,Wildlife Click/tap to enlarge

Great snipe - Gallinago media

I did not even know I managed to catch this bird in flight. When I tried to approach her, she hid in the grass and then suddenly flew away. I instinctively aimed the camera and started shooting, but I was sure it was without success! The wings pattern is well visible in these photos.

Great snipe - Gallinago media Great snipe hiding in high grass at a small water reservoir. Very alert bird, photo taken from a great distance.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/114241/great_snipe_-_gallinago_media.html Animal,Animalia,Aves,Bird,Bulgaria,Charadriiformes,Chordata,Europe,Gallinago media,Geotagged,Great snipe,Kaloyanovo reservoir,Plovdiv,Scolopacidae,Shorebird,Spring,Wader,Wildlife

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Wonderful captures! Posted 4 years ago
    1. View Jivko Nakev's profile
      Jivko Nakev
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      Thank you very much, Christine! Posted 4 years ago

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The Great snipe

The great snipe is a small stocky wader in the genus ''Gallinago''. This bird's breeding habitat is marshes and wet meadows with short vegetation in north-eastern Europe, including north-western Russia. Great snipes are migratory, wintering in Africa. The European breeding population is in steep decline.

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Similar species: Shorebirds And Allies
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By Jivko Nakev

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Uploaded May 5, 2021. Captured May 1, 2021 12:48 in Unnamed Road, Bulgaria.
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  • E-M1MarkIII
  • f/6.3
  • 1/1600s
  • ISO1000
  • 500mm