Royal Spoonbill with stick

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• LordPotty (8376)
• [2007-11-16 3:05]

What an extraordinary creature!
You were lucky to get such a good shot of it.
I can see you had to enlarge the zoomed image a bit ... there's just a wee bit of noise in places (under the breast etc) but with ISO 400 you'd expect that anyway I guess.
An excellent shot in any case.
Well done!
Steve

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• dejo (2056)
• [2007-11-16 4:11]

Hello Kathleen,
Interesting looking bird!
Great capture, very nice detalis
Regards, Dejan

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• eqshannon (19593)
• [2007-11-16 5:56]

Well it looks like a stick...or some growth...who could tell? It is the Cyrano de Bergerac of aviary world yes? This is quite the series and may take a whole chapter in your book...should you ever get to publishing some day...very nicely done..I'll have to treat you to breakfast. Do you like lichen?
Bob

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• JoseMiguel (5169)
• [2007-11-16 6:35]

Hi Kathleen,
A very good close up of this gorgeous bird!
I like the good details you were able to got on its flatten beak and the plumage.
The frontal POV works pretty well for this composition.
Congratulations and thanks for share it.
My best regards,
JM

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• uleko (23432)
• [2007-11-16 8:16]

Hello Kathleen,
We saw these birds along the waterfront in Cairns, Queensland. Seeing them on the ground is one thing but seeing them up in the trees must be fantastic. It must be a pretty strong tree to take the weight of both the White Herons and the Spoonbills. I like the pose of this one gathering nest material and I expect you'll show us more of this one?!
TFS and regards, Ulla

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• cecilia (4628)
• [2007-11-16 22:43]

Wish we had these birds over here, I think they're gorgeous.
Beautiful capture...
Cecilia

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• Debz (3283)
• [2007-11-17 2:53]

Hi Kathleen, a wonderful pov on this Spoonbill, pov and pose shows character. I always wonder how heavy those bills are to carry around. Very good exposure on the whites and nice and sharp.
tfs
debz

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• haraprasan (13064)
• [2007-11-17 4:06]

Hi Kathleen,
A very nice capture of this spoonbill. Lovely details and composition with very good POV. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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• PeterZ (8159)
• [2007-11-17 7:26]

Hello Kathleen,
Beautiful photo of this Spoonbill. The POV and pose is splendid. Good composition and details in the white colours.
Regards,
Peter

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• bobcat08 (1337)
• [2007-11-17 11:07]

Hello Kathleen,

I have seen this birds in Holland before, but never so close as you captured this wonderfull Spoonbil It is a beauty. The POV and pose is splendid. And it is so very attractive with that branch in his beak. Your timing is perfect. Interesting notes. Thanks for that.The frontal POV works well for this composition. DOF and BG are oké. And maybe has LordPotty a little bit right about the noise, but no more than that. Regards and TFS BOB

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• angybone (7198)
• [2007-11-17 18:22]
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what a wonderful face!!!! I just love that face!
I'm showing off your entire spoonbill collection to my husband now. I love this series!

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• arfer (0)
• [2007-11-18 16:11]

Hello Kathleen

What an unusual bird.You certainly have captured it well with sharp focus and detail.
The lighting is well handled,with very good exposure and colour saturation.
The POV is very good.
The pose you captured is excellent.
TFS
Rob

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• Jamesp (14332)
• [2007-11-21 14:30]

Hi Kathleen

Back from California - just a shortish break.

Great POV with great detail and exposure - always difficult in these conditions.

James

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• pablominto (15468)
• [2007-11-23 10:34]

Hello Kathleen,
He looks like my dog when he's retrieving sticks from the water, hehehe!
A fine birdy portrait, the shining white plumage is very well exposed and comes out with good texture...
A fine composition, good colour palette!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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• mlines (2548)
• [2007-12-16 16:39]

Hi Kathleen. Well taken and presented. The white feathers can be a problem at times but you have handled that well. Good ornithological photo. TFS. Murray.