A bird. dont know which type

[chris82]

I saw this today while out on my bike and for a moment I thought it was one of those extinct Dodos,How stupid am I?lol

 

[stc9357]

Wish i could ride my bike and see stuff like this nice shot but have no idea what kind of bird this is.

 

[lostprophet]

Good ol' RSPB

Haematopus ostralegus
AKA: Eurasian oystercatcher
The oystercatcher is a large, stocky, black and white wading bird. It has a long, orange-red bill and reddish-pink legs. In flight, it shows a wide white wing-stripe, a black tail, and a white rump that extends as a ‘V’ between the wings. Because it eats cockles, the population is vulnerable if cockle beds are overexploited. Breeds on almost all UK coasts; over the last 50 years, more birds have started breeding inland. Most UK birds spend the winter on the coast; where they are joined on the east coast by birds from Norway.


Well it looks like one to me ;-)

 

[perylousdemon]

It looks like it might be a tern of some sort, or perhaps a shearwater or petrel. Nice shot.

 

[lostprophet]

http://cyberbirding.uib.no/photo/h_ostralegus_02.php

well at least your has something in its beak

 

[chris82]

True but at least yours isnt croped to she ite And grainy.Thats a great shot.

 

[lostprophet]

True but at least yours isnt croped to she ite And grainy.Thats a great shot.

that ain't mine, I'm nowhere near that good

 

[abraxas]

Chris, maybe back off on the iso a bit. Should help get rid of the grain.

 

[LaFoto]

Well, as the spontaneous capture that I think this one is it is really good!
The high ISO helped you lower your exposure, make best (shake-free) use of the long lens --- but gives you very, very much noise.

So NeatImage might be your friend here!?!?
Ever tried it?
The free demo version works good enough for me - www.neatimage.com