Whie-faced Ibis

Gallery: AvianPosted September 4, 2013137 views6 comments

Another photo from Malheur NWR this spring. I was at the refuge a couple days ahead of the workshop to get an idea where the birds were hanging out. And I found a large flock of Ibises foraging in a field. While I was watching them, single birds and small groups began moving to another part of the field giving me many opportunities to grab some flight photos of these beauties in nice light.

Canon MKIV, 600mm, 1/3200, f8, ISO 800, manual mode with a spot meter, cropped 20% on the right side and top.

I appreciate all your comments and suggestions.

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Peter Cross on September 5, 2013 at 12:19 AM

Gorgeous bird, Ken. The light certainly helped to display an amazing array of colors. Nice job catching this in mid-flight. From the looks of him, I'd say he was moving pretty fast so your 1/3200 was a good choice: things are nice and sharp. Malheur is a really neat place. I was there once, 30 years ago, and really enjoyed my visit. I should go back sometime. I remember that the jump off place was Burns and at that time there was a restaurant that advertised itself as the worst in Oregon. Tempted to go check it out but we decided not to.

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on September 5, 2013 at 2:32 AM

Beautiful capture Ken!

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on September 5, 2013 at 10:14 PM

Smokin shot Ken! This really show off the iridescence well, great detail and light

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on September 6, 2013 at 9:49 AM

Beautiful light and warm colors. Nice capture! Sharon

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on September 6, 2013 at 2:02 PM

Very nice flight shot, Ken.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on September 9, 2013 at 7:15 AM

Great colours and detail Ken - the larger image is superb

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