Royals and a Commoner

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• jaycee (17043)
• [2007-03-07 10:49]

Hi Ivan,

I love the title! I have never seen a Spoonbill and they look beautiful. The white against the grass background is most attractive. I love the composition of this shot.

Jane

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• pankajbajpai (15405)
• [2007-03-07 12:07]

hi ivan,
nice shot,
looks like the black on is leading the other three,
well composed shot with nice point of view, the green grass makes a nice bg,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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• Raptorman (7873)
• [2007-03-07 12:24]

Hello Ivan , very funny title and good photo , whites slightly overexposure , TFS.

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• ramthakur (27137)
• [2007-03-07 14:37]

Hello Ivan,
An interesting caption to the picture, though, mercifully, there is no caste system in nature.
I also believe this is the first ever picture of Royal Spoonbills on TN. Don't remember having seen any so far.
Seen from that point of view too, this very pleasant picture turns into a landmark post for which you deserve to be congratulated.
Thanks and take care.
Ram

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• volkan (7246)
• [2007-03-07 14:51]

Hi Ivan,
Lovely capture of these spoonbills.
I never seen these before.
Nice surrounding and colors.
Well done.

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• Altair (567)
• [2007-03-07 17:00]

Hej Ivan!
Very fine shot with a great title! Nice compositon and fine colours.

Snyggt fångat!

Mvh Peter

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• Juyona (13785)
• [2007-03-07 18:12]

Hola Ivan,
Original post.
buena captura, y agradable compo.
y detalles...
saludos TFS

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• loot (9617)
• [2007-03-07 20:09]
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Hi Ivan

Unfortunately for you and my dear friend "Mr. Ram Thakur" this is not a TN first, but it is still very unique since it is only the second posting of this royal bird. The first was by Pam Russel (coasties) and you can see her contribution here.

It seems strange though that this bird, according to your notes, are "regarded as fairly common in Eastern Australia", yet we only have two photos of it on TN. Even surfing the web will provide you with a host of postage stamp sized photos, but very few large format shots and almost none of these are worth anything photographically. This is also the only photo I could find that clearly illustrates the "hammer-like feathers" on the heads of these birds. Therefore, this is a special contribution, not only to TN, but also to the entire World Wide Web (internet) and for that reason I've included it in my theme for "RARE & SIGNIFICANT contributions to TN".

IMHO the photo perhaps lacks a little composition and the white plumage shows a bit of OE, but the significance of the posting far outweighs any nits.

Well done and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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• scottevers7 (12259)
• [2007-03-07 20:30]

Hi Ivan,
Very unique looking spoonbills. I have never observed these in person. I love the strong contrast between the pure white plumage and the black legs and bill. A very difficult exposure that you handled very well. That is one end of the tonal range to the other. They look great!
Scott

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• smitha (3551)
• [2007-03-07 21:40]

Hello ivan,
Very colourful picture.the black and white colours of the bird really stands out from the green background.liked it a lot.
TFS,
Smitha.

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• anel (9842)
• [2007-03-08 4:42]

Hi Ivan,
For me this picture looks quite funny. These Royal Spoonbills have something in their attitude which makes me smile. Royal, yes. And the duck doesn't care.. Very interesting picture
Anne

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• Silke (5406)
• [2007-03-08 9:45]

They're very regal-looking, that's for sure! I love this grouping and the composition is grand.
Great sharpness for the distance and conditions too!
TFS
silke

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• Adanac (15920)
• [2007-03-08 19:05]

Hello Ivan,
Great composition with superb colors and details. So nice the have two species in one capture, thanks for sharing.
Rick

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• arfer (0)
• [2007-03-09 21:56]

Hello Ivan

Excellent capture of these royal spoonbills.I like the way it looks like they are trying to sneak up on the duck.BOO! Well ok maybe not.Good detail and nice natural colours.TFS

Rob

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• saguzar (7028)
• [2007-03-24 11:37]

Hello Ivan,
What a strange spoonbills, I never susupect thewy existence. I´m marvelous for the odd feathers in its head. Looks very different from pink spoonbills we have in America.
Thanks for sharing
Hernán

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• jignasi (9640)
• [2007-07-08 7:10]
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Elegante fotografía de fuerte contraste donde veo una nueva especie que no conocía. Ivan, en cuanto a mis fotos de las orquídeas, ten en cuenta que parte de España es un desierto; en la zona donde yo vivo, y a pesar de estar cerca de los Pirineos ( menos de 80 Km.), solamente tenemos 320 mm /m2 de agua al año de media. Ayer mismo tuvimos más de 36ºC de temperatura y hace más de dos meses que no llueve ... Es por ello que para buscar estas maravillas he de subir jjajaja, aunque también se encuentran varias especies a nivel de mar.
Un abrazo: J. Ignasi Tejedor

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• Finland_in_Eton (874)
• [2007-07-17 7:30]

Lovely composition and interesting subject. It looks like the spoonbills are converging on the duck for the purpose of ???... I've not seen or heard of these birds before, being more familiar with the roseate spoonbills I use to see in Florida. That crest seems almost a counter-balance to the huge bill.

Beautiful colors and detail but a little over exposed on the white areas.

In all a very lovely picture of an interesting bird. TFS, Mish