Gerrit 't Hart wrote:

http://www.pbase.com/bret/image/65953942
http://www.pbase.com/bret/image/65953988


Why the sudden plethora of long-necked birds?

I don't shoot all long-necked birds .... just the ones with spikes
through their throats.



And why couldn't a different camera have got a similar (if not better) shot?

Don't know. I've never seen shots of long-necked birds with spikes
thorugh their throats taken with better cameras.