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Jabiru


Jabiru
Photo Information
Copyright: Peter van Zoest (PeterZ) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2398 W: 94 N: 5543] (17640)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-08-06
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D70, AF Nikkor 70-300mm f4-5.6 G, Digital RAW
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/1000 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-01-13 4:25
Viewed: 1219
Points: 56
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria) is a large stork found in the Americas from Mexico to Argentina, except west of the Andes. It is most common in the Pantanal region of Brazil and the Eastern Chaco region of Paraguay. It is the only member of the genus Jabiru. The name comes from the Tupi-Guaraní language and means "swollen neck".
Description
The Jabiru is the tallest flying bird found in South America, often standing around the same height as the flightless and much heavier American Rhea. The adult size of Jabirus ranges up to 1.5 m tall, 2.8 m across the wings, and a weight of at least 8 kg . The beak, up to 30 cm long, is black and broad, slightly upturned, ending in a sharp point. The plumage is mostly white, but the head and upper neck are featherless and black, with a featherless red stretchable pouch at the base. The sexes are similar, although the female is usually smaller than the male. While it is an ungainly bird on the ground, the Jabiru is a powerful and graceful flier.
Habits
The Jabiru lives in large groups near rivers and ponds, and eats prodigious quantities of fish, mollusks, and amphibians. It will occasionally eat reptiles and small mammals. It will even eat fresh carrion and dead fish, such as those that die during dry spells, and thus help maintain the quality of isolated bodies of water.
The nest of twigs is built by both parents around August–September (in the southern hemisphere) on tall trees, and enlarged at each succeeding season growing to several meters in diameter. Half a dozen nests may be built in close proximitiy, sometimes among nests of herons and other birds. The parents take turns incubating the clutch of 2 to 5 white eggs.

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3824 W: 190 N: 11393] (35107)
  • [2008-01-13 4:29]

Hello Peter,
Great capture of this magnificent bird, the Jabiru Stork in breeding finery.
The pose, colours, sharpness and composition against a natural BG are all first class.
Well done and thanks for sharing this,
Ivan

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  • dejo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 375 W: 51 N: 519] (2238)
  • [2008-01-13 5:31]

Hello Peter,
this very interesting bird is captured in great pose, beautiflly presentig the species
very good details and great colors
TFS, Dejan

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  • Tabib Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 147 W: 5 N: 151] (720)
  • [2008-01-13 6:05]

Hi Peter!,

Your got good catch of colorful stork there.
Nice natural side lighting that cast a shadow at the water.
Slightly overexposed highlight at the back of the bird.

cheers,
/Tabib/.

Hi Peter
Another interesting capture
Striking and unusual color this jabiru has
tfs jon

Hi Peter
Nice capture, wonderful bird
Thanks for sharing

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2008-01-13 8:57]

Hi Peter,

What a magnificent looking bird this Jabiru is. Another one I have not seen before. My favorite color combination - black, red and white. Beautiful colors and fine details from head to toe. I love the pose with the bent leg.

Jane

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2916 W: 34 N: 8651] (32250)
  • [2008-01-13 9:01]

Hi Peter. You should be given extra points for the unusal birds you bring us. this is a strange one. why the red around the neck , nature does funny things. you have good colours and fine detail. a nice pOV.. well done TFS.good notes too.
Nick..

hello Peter
stunning capture an amazing creature
from alive colors..well done

best sERGIO

Hello Peter,
splendid colors on this marvelous bird, just perhaeps a little bit over exposed on the high colors ? Very good focus and nicely composed,
excellent post,
friendly,
Pat

Hi Peter,

The Jabiru is certainly an unusual looking bird - don't you just love the diversity of nature. I love the colours and you have done a good job to record them all so well.

Mike

Hi Peter,
this jabiru, interesting and colored stork. its shot great with nice focus, POV and composition. good notes. danke.
best wishes
Ahmet

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  • Adanac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 1 N: 5208] (17609)
  • [2008-01-13 18:54]

Hello Peter,
WOW, what an amazing capture of a new species for me, camera work is superb allowing me to see well this strange species. Thanks for this excellent image and good notes.
Rick

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1899 W: 36 N: 5579] (18518)
  • [2008-01-13 20:50]

Hi Peter,
Wonderful shot of this beautiful Stork, which I see for the first time. Lovely colours and sharp details on its plumage. You have controlled the lighting and exposure pretty well here. I like the natural surrounding. Excellent POV to portray it and very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

Hello Peter,
This Jabiru Stork has very unusual colors mix. Wonderful exposure to balance black and white colors. Nice shot in natural habitat.
JC

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2405 W: 63 N: 4227] (13822)
  • [2008-01-14 2:12]

Hi Peter,
What an interesting bird! Nice POV and details. TFS
Best wishes,
Selen

Hi Peter,
Wow, what a cool lookin' stork..and a true nature shot in the wild?
Great job on the exposure, this one's difficult to get right. Nice detail, DOF, colors, and POV :)
Howard

Hi Peter,
This is one of the strangest birds that I have seen in my life! What a strange specie! Those colors are stunning, so contrasted and special! It also has this weird shape! Congrats on an unusual and well exposed capture!
Claudine

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1381 W: 126 N: 5246] (23469)
  • [2008-01-14 10:56]

Hello Peter, what a strange bird but what a beauty ! Shapness is great and the exposure is very good even with the blacks and the whites. Well done, thanks !

Mario

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  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1515 W: 18 N: 3165] (11638)
  • [2008-01-14 11:40]

Hi Peter

What a great and strange looking bird! Nice composition, great pose and lovely vibrant colours

TFS

Karan

Hi Peter,
Très impressionnant, nous n'avons pas cet espèce ici, très belles couleurs.
Merci
Marie

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1110 W: 5 N: 3457] (12761)
  • [2008-01-14 15:31]

Hola Peter.
Wow. What a nice looking Jaribu. I had never seen such a beautiful bird.
Excellent photo My friend.
TFS
Luis52.

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-01-14 19:00]

Hello Peter

What an unusual looking bird.
I can't recall ever seeing this before.You have managed excellent focus and sharpness.
The colours are well saturated.
Very good POV.
TFS
Rob

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  • demeve Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 604 W: 11 N: 1631] (5995)
  • [2008-01-14 20:14]

Hello Peter,
I know this guy, I have seen it many times, hopefully when
I go back this July I'm able to take a beautiful picture of
the Jabiru just like your. Great POV and composition, the colors are very well saturated and the details are excellent.. Well done

Everton

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3586 W: 143 N: 5690] (18601)
  • [2008-01-17 10:23]

Hi Peter.
Amazing and unknown for me bird. I like perfect wide DOF and excellent details of the bird and surroundings. Both are so impressive. Despite the richness of colour tones you managed to exposure the shot excellently. Bravo and TFS.
Alexei.

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2999 W: 162 N: 984] (2877)
  • [2008-01-18 9:41]

Hello Peter,
How lucky to see this fantastic Jabiru Stork in the wild! I like its pose and the colours are striking. Very sharp details too and a fine composition. I like the reflection in the water too, just a little pity about the cropped leg. Even so a great capture!
Many thanks, Ulla

Hello Peter,

Good picture of this Jabiru... You got a good pov and I like the fact that we can see the shadow of the bird... The only thing is that you cut the lower part of the leg (going into the frame). Nice colors!

TFS,

Michel

Hallo Peter
This is such a fascinating and colourful looking bird. The continuous black from the neck right through to the beak is really something else and to me it is quite comical. When one just glimpse at it, one can see a man's forearm covered in a black sock, doing some kind of a puppet show. The red and white of the feathers looks like a skirt or dress. Am I crazy?
Anyway, it is still a lovely stork and I like the black matchstick legs. The shadow in the water is quite special. This was really an enjoyable image to look at. One tend to think that you have seen the most kind of birds, but looking at this Jabiru, you realise you have not seen nothing yet. Thanks for sharing.
Kind regards
Anna

Hello Peter

This is very wonderful bird! which I have not seen before! Thanks I learn with you friend! TFS.

Greetings,
Bayram

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