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Glossy Ibis


Glossy Ibis
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Copyright: cecilia lazzaro (cecilia) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 503 W: 6 N: 1238] (4628)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-04-27
Categories: Birds
Exposure: f/10.0, 30 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-05-28 7:49
Viewed: 696
Points: 24
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Identification Tips:
Length: 19 inches Wingspan: 37 inches
Sexes similar
Medium-sized long-legged long-necked wader
Bill long, dark gray, and decurved
Dark brown eye
Holds neck extended in flight
Adult alternate:
Bare facial skin at lores is blue-gray
Bare facial skin bordered partially with a white or pale blue band that is of varying width and does not encircle the back of the eye
Legs gray to dull red
Head, neck, back and belly an iridescent purple-red, appearing entirely dark or black at a distance or in poor light
Iridescent green wings and tail
Adult basic:
Gray facial skin
Border to bare facial skin still present but dull gray
Gray-green legs
Head, neck, back and belly a duller gray-brown without iridescence
Head and neck streaked with white
Immature:
Dull gray brown head, neck, back and belly sometimes with white streaking
Facial skin dull blue-gray, develops dull gray border during first autumn
Gray-green legs
Fisher, wkshelton, dew77, jeanpaul, Dando, Evelynn, coasties, elefantino, TheMystic has marked this note useful
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Hi Cecilia,

Beautiful capture and well done on the composition. Excellent work.

Mike

Hello Cecilia, Great photo, perfct work, great composed and captured well, Tfs Kyle

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2006-05-28 8:42]

Hello Cecilia,
Beautiful capture.POV,clear details,moment you caught and composition are excellent.TFS...:-)

Bonjour Cecilia
CÈest une superbe composition avec cette belle prise de vue .On croirait voir une peinture,les couleur et les détails sont très jolis.
Merci et au revoir.

Beautiful photo! your image starts out with an excellent exposure showing very nice details and colors throughout the entire image. The results of the reflection is awesome too. I think you and your husband make a great photo team. :)

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  • Dando Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 641 W: 32 N: 791] (3080)
  • [2006-05-28 16:10]

Hi Cecilia, sorry haven't been around much at the moment, very busy with the arrival of my new daughter. Nice to see you back on TN, this is a great shot. Excellent lighting, colour and details. I love that reflection. Very well composed image as we have come to expect from you. Well done and keep up the good work. TFS.
Dean.

Hello Cecilia,

Boy! That's a prize winner. Perfect in all ways. Thanks for sharing

Evelynn : )

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1674 W: 5 N: 2130] (11898)
  • [2006-05-28 21:13]

Bonjour!

Félicitations l'oiseau et la pose sont superbes.

Merci pour l'envoie Cecilia.

joseph

Hi Cecilia

Nicely composed with good POV. Excellent reflection and depth of colour. Great timing to get the wings up. Thanks.

Welcome back, Cecilia.
Nice picture of this strange ibis.
Colors, details and reflection are good.
Andrea

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  • TPAKT Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 114 W: 23 N: 19] (87)
  • [2006-05-30 0:50]

Privet Cecilia.
It seems, that the bird simply walks on water. A good shot.

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  • Szymon (55)
  • [2006-07-20 10:32]

Czesc!
Wspaniale ujety ptak. Piekne barwy. Ladna kompozycja.

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