Green sandpiper fighting with snipe over feeding rights.

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Green sandpiper fighting with snipe over feeding rights.

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Green sandpipers are common waders, but prone to being solitary birds. If you flush one there is a very strong probability that they will return to exactly the same place within 10-30 minutes. The problem being that they do not like hides. With Green sandpipers you need to leave a hide in situ for a couple of days for them to get used to it.
I was lucky enough not just to get Green sandpiper, but Common snipe too and better still they started to fight giving some interesting slow motion video. I used the Panosonic Lumix GH6 for video shooting at 4K 120fps and the OM-1 camera for stills photography. With both cameras I used the Olympus 150-400mm zoom.
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Пікірлер: 78

@davidosborn3356 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video Mike. I particularly liked this one and particularly the last section, some fabulous video and stills showing both wonderful and interesting interaction. Super stuff.

@MikeLaneFRPS Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@cliftonwhittaker260 Жыл бұрын

I always look forward to your videos, Mike. They are good quality and very informative. Looking forward to your Kingfishers... the quick way.

@MikeLaneFRPS Жыл бұрын

Coming soon!

@mituldesai666 Жыл бұрын

Sir I really appreciate your birding tips and the way of your dedication along .

@MikeLaneFRPS Жыл бұрын

Many many thanks

@MartinJSmithPhotographyUK Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing that excellent video Mike, I always watch your videos while eating my breakfast on a Saturday morning, it starts the day off right.

@MikeLaneFRPS Жыл бұрын

Thanks Martin

@Javimendia Жыл бұрын

Muchisimas gracias. Aprendo un moton con tus videos.

@eust785 Жыл бұрын

Love the slow-motion, gives you more time to appreciate the subject. The Snipe is such a beautiful bird. You defiantly have a quality for presenting your videos & your knowledge base puts you on the top of my watch list. Thank you Mike.

@MikeLaneFRPS Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated

@sevenlux7093 Жыл бұрын

It's always joy to watch your videos. Many thanks!!!

@MikeLaneFRPS Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@northdevonwildlifewithandy788 Жыл бұрын

Love all your videos Mike. Great inspiration for me.

@MikeLaneFRPS Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it

@TITAOSTEIN Жыл бұрын

Very interesting! Im always looking forward for your videos Mike!

@MikeLaneFRPS Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@brianlaunchbury4491 Жыл бұрын

Superb video, really captured bird behaviour well. I wondered about the sensitivity to the hide, perhaps they've seen Dr. Who and think that you are a prototype Dalek. 🤣

@rogerhance5883 Жыл бұрын

Excellent Mike. Your videos are in a class of their own. Like you, I hope the next OM camera will autofocus at 4K 120fps. I like the idea of the Panasonic GH2 but the dust spots put me off.

@MikeLaneFRPS Жыл бұрын

I hope so too!

@thomasreed49 Жыл бұрын

Enjoy all your videos Mike not just this one just to say thank you

@MikeLaneFRPS Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@daneaston1643 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike. Looking forward to the kingfisher video.

@MikeLaneFRPS Жыл бұрын

Coming soon!

@rmanuelb Жыл бұрын

Great images. I want to see the next Kingfisher video. Thanks

@MikeLaneFRPS Жыл бұрын

Coming soon!

@romellopez1691 Жыл бұрын

Awesome close up video! Those birds migrate here in the Philippines and they are indeed very wary and shy birds. Too difficult to get a close shot.

@portcullis5622 11 ай бұрын

In the red corner: Wesley Snipes. In the blue corner: Peter Greensandpiper.

@MaxromekWroc Жыл бұрын

Fascinating video! Great to catch that unique behaviour!

@MikeLaneFRPS Жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

@ammadoux Жыл бұрын

fabulous video thanks so much. back in 2017 we had a good rain season in November and December, really unusual for Jeddah, so lots of swamps formed in the area North west of the city, use to go there until March and enjoy snips and jack snips as both are wintering birds here along with green sandpiper and wood sands pipers, little grebes, moorhens and coots, as well as lots of herons and the very noisy spur winged plovers. they were not that close to take nice shots so i did mostly videos, wish you were there it would have been a marvelous documentry. not only there birds also many song birds like form the locals the black bush robin, weavers and graceful pirina and blackstarts and from wintering birds Serbian stonechats and Cretzschmar's bunting as well as white and citrine wagtails.

@MikeLaneFRPS Жыл бұрын

Sounds very good. I have just reurned from two weeks in Jordan. The bird photography opportunities were very poor.

@duhaalhashimi9191 Жыл бұрын

they are north to us so i guess migration is over there and most of there birds came to us or maybe went further south. even here it tend to become rather slow during Nov-Jan unless one find a spot like i described above. but our locals become very fun to watch.

@TatraScrambler Жыл бұрын

Re-adding my comment that didn't show up (apparently YT doesn't like it when you put a link in it). Thanks Mike! Amazing footage. Still haven't been able to take a decent picture of a snipe, and I've been chasing them for almost a month now. This doesn't solve my problem but I enjoyed the video very much. You must have some unique subspecies in the UK 🙂, cause my snipes do not ever show up in the open like that. Always hiding, sleeping and feeding among vegetation (mostly reeds). The only photo I've gotten was taken by sneaking up on them by crawling through mud, across riverside reeds and burdock. Not once have I seen one during my countless hide or lie-down camo net stints. They seem to only be obtainable via stalking. Regards from Poland!

@MikeLaneFRPS Жыл бұрын

They are not easy in the U.K. and spend much of their time hiding away.

@VideoNatur Жыл бұрын

Great video! Thanks for sharing!

@MikeLaneFRPS Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@InstantsOrdinaires Жыл бұрын

Another of your very instructive video about waders (my preferred birds). slow motion really make the difference and your knowledge is very appreciated.

@MikeLaneFRPS Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@raghunathapte2876 Жыл бұрын

Great film Mike! I certainly enjoy all your posts. You have a wonderful skill and narration. Keep clicking!!!

@MikeLaneFRPS Жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly!

@michaelkraus1826 Жыл бұрын

Hi Mike, nice video as always. Maybe I could express a wish at this point: I mainly use my camera for taking photos, but your videos inspire me to shoot a video too. I especially like, like you, the ability to slow down videos. all movements appear calmer and more elegant. Maybe you can show how such a KZfaq video is produced. How you cut the videos, set the music, what software you use, etc. Greetings.

@MikeLaneFRPS Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I keep thinking of doing this.

@jonathanashton4758 Жыл бұрын

Mike, wow that was remarkable! To see those two species so close up must have been quite an experience. I really enjoyed the video and as is so often the case I learned a lot about bird behaviour - thank you.

@MikeLaneFRPS Жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

@malcolmriley6897 Жыл бұрын

That was fascinating, Mike, and brilliantly captured. What a stunning bird the snipe is.

@MikeLaneFRPS Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@StephenJStephen_Photography Жыл бұрын

Great interspecies behaviour video and stills Mike! Thank you for sharing.

@MikeLaneFRPS Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@alecstewart9099 Жыл бұрын

Excellent

@wildcat1065 Жыл бұрын

Great content as always Mike. The footage of the snipe was stunning as was the behavioural shots of the sandpiper chasing the snipe.

@MikeLaneFRPS Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@tomking3800 Жыл бұрын

Super video and very informative Tom King Irl

@MikeLaneFRPS Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@stephenbarlow2493 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating behavioural captures. I've been after photographing both species as they are widespread on the huge site I frequent. The difficulty being the large number of pools, and it is very difficult to get a clear view of the edges of the pools. This makes it difficult to know which pools to stake out. The other year, I built a low hide with permissions, overlooking the edge of a large pool. Then someone further down, cleared out the drain, the water dropped, and suddenly the edge of the pool was 100 yards away, the other side of a line of rushes - so all my plans came to nothing. Anyway, I got a lot of important insights from your video, and I've got a portable low hide now, so hoping for some success some time. Many thanks.

@MikeLaneFRPS Жыл бұрын

thanks. Glad it was helpful.

@IAmDrH Жыл бұрын

Fascinating footage Mike. Lovely stuff.

@MikeLaneFRPS Жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

@SkylarkFields Жыл бұрын

That was a very enjoyable video, full of helpful tips as always. I would love to see a snipe close up!

@MikeLaneFRPS Жыл бұрын

Thanks.

@chrispitman1169 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic video

@MikeLaneFRPS Жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😃

@TITAOSTEIN Жыл бұрын

Hi Mike, I’m also shooting with the GH6 for video and the OM-1 for stills. Amazing Cameras. I prefer the OM-1 much better and would love to have 4k120 on it. But the GH6 is also a wonderful Camera! I work with the LUMIX Cameras since 2013 for video work and the dust in sensor is something that we need to learn to work around. I tend to change lenses only at home, planning carefully which lens should I use for the day. Normally I leave the GH6 with the Olympus 12-100mm f4 or the Leica 100-400mm mounted. Also at home I have the habit of carefully cleaning the sensor with air. With the OM-1 I never needed to clean! Simply amazing! Sometimes I like to take stills using the SH1 120fps and merging the pictures in a sequence getting a 3,5 seconds slow motion 5.2k 4:3. Is not the best option but I can get very good results. The problem here is the short OM1 buffer size which only allow a 90fps, meaning about 3,5 seconds on 24p playback.

@louisswaim7024 Жыл бұрын

Lovely video as usual. We don’t get Green Sandpipers in the U.S., but they remind me very much of Spotted Sandpipers. They also have the characteristic bobbing and rocking motions.

@MikeLaneFRPS Жыл бұрын

They are!

@davelock3166 Жыл бұрын

Great video Mike. Love the info and action. Regarding 'The Books'. The interesting information regarding bird behaviour doesn't seem available in modern publications - they are just guides. Thankfully, Older people like us which have collected them over the years can refer back!

@MikeLaneFRPS Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@stevevickers2844 Жыл бұрын

Maybe the dust is being made worse by blowing with a normal blower as they produce statically charged air. You can now buy antistatic blowers which are supposed to stop this issue. At least they have worked for me. Having said that I always blow the camera and lens on every change of lens. Hope that may help.

@MikeLaneFRPS Жыл бұрын

Yes very expensive, but I should try one.

@johngunning2123 Жыл бұрын

I've never seen a Green Sandpiper although they are known to visit Australia. I have seen the Common Sandpiper but as with many of these waders, I don't always know what I'm looking at until I look at them on my computer. Interesting behaviour between the two species. At one stage I was fully expecting the hide to be stolen.

@MikeLaneFRPS Жыл бұрын

I have lost a few hides over the years.

@johngunning2123 Жыл бұрын

@@MikeLaneFRPS Ha ha! I'm not surprised.

@JoeHTX Жыл бұрын

Pretty interesting how they were fighting.

@MikeLaneFRPS Жыл бұрын

Yes indeed

@blutey Жыл бұрын

@08:53 Great footage of the snipe pair, one in and one out of focus.

@MikeLaneFRPS Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@ashstubbings2603 Жыл бұрын

Watching your videos Mike, has made me realise I've got a LONG way to go as far as videography is concerned! But at least I'm having a go. Rather than use my stills camera, I have bought myself a video camera. The quality isn't great, but it'll do for the time being, until such time as I can afford to upgrade. Kind regards.

@MikeLaneFRPS Жыл бұрын

Thanks.