Abdim's Stork

Gallery: AvianPosted February 9, 201647 views4 comments

You never know where you will find these birds as they migrate constantly within Africa.
This was the first time we have ever seen them in Hwange, Zimbabwe and they were numbered in thousands.
EOS 1DX
200-400 mm F4 at 506 mm
F6.3
ISO 800
1/3200

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by William Bickle on February 9, 2016 at 2:18 PM

Hello Ken... My first exposure to this guy !

Well captured... Seems like Legs and cheeks would show better detail if toned down a small amount.

Thanks for sharing.

Bill

Registered on June 13, 2011, 183 Posts, 1702 Comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on February 9, 2016 at 4:48 PM

Always great to see a new bird, Ken. Nice management of what looks to have been pretty harsh light.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 9, 2016 at 10:35 PM

Nice job in what looks like some pretty harsh light, Ken. You managed to get it very evenly from your pov. An interesting looking bird and a nice pose. You spoke of thousands-did you get any neat flock shots?

devil

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on February 11, 2016 at 4:15 AM

Dennis, No neat flock shots, I tried,

Looking at this again it is defiitely in need of toning down the whites

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