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Snipe Portrait

Feel lucky to be able to get a portrait shot of a snipe. Those eyes are set so far back on its head that it can see equally well in front, behind and both sides. Impossible to sneak up on them due to literally having eyes in the back of their head. In this case, I was in a car with the window already rolled down & it had been sleeping off the side of the road.
Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata)
Dallas Southside Water Treatment Plant

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