Roseate Spoonbill

Gallery: AvianPosted June 15, 2010135 views16 comments

Roseate Spoonbill

Just a bird on a bush, but this adult spoonbill is in prime condition. Note the strong head markings and brilliant color.

30D, 500f4, 1/1600 sec, f5.6, ISO 320, ~80% of full frame

David
South Louisiana

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Nancy Elwood on June 15, 2010 at 10:00 PM

David very nicely done!! The composition and the open bill are terrific! Congrats!

Registered on January 15, 2010, 101 Posts, 396 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 16, 2010 at 12:34 AM

Nice composition, David.

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

Comment posted by Peter Conway on June 16, 2010 at 12:52 AM

David, I agree with you the colors are wonderful!

Peter

Registered on June 25, 2007, 347 Posts, 3913 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on June 16, 2010 at 8:35 AM

Stunning detail and colour David. Not sure how long that hidden leg is but I get a feeling of it being a bit crowded in the bottom RH corner - bit more room for virtual leg??

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on June 16, 2010 at 9:03 AM

Terrific sharpness, David. Great shot.
Mauro

Registered on January 21, 2010, 650 Posts, 2500 Comments

Comment posted by David Chauvin on June 16, 2010 at 9:03 AM

Rob,,,,, I totally agree that it feels tight for the length of the extended leg, but unfortunately this is all I've got to play with on the bottom of the frame. This guy stayed put for only a few frames and I was concentrating on getting the focus point on the eye/bill and wasn't paying enough attention to the framing.

Thanks,,,,,,,,David

Registered on August 5, 2004, 1007 Posts, 5595 Comments

Comment posted by denise ippolito on June 16, 2010 at 9:46 AM

The colors and the pose are very nice. I like seeing all the different color variations on the birds in this species. Does feel a bit tight but the details are shown well with the tight comp.Love the open mouth.

Registered on December 17, 2009, 202 Posts, 1529 Comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on June 16, 2010 at 10:18 AM

Great shot! I really like this one. Bottom seems fine to me, in fact I would suggest even cropping a bit more off to help keep the point of interest on the birds head and open bill. Thanks for sharing.

Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on June 16, 2010 at 1:25 PM

Lovely capture of a bird in near-perfect breeding plumage. I wouldn't change a thing. Fine work, David.

Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on June 16, 2010 at 3:48 PM

What an interesting range of colors to this bird and wonderful feather detail on the larger version, way to go.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by David Haynes on June 16, 2010 at 5:24 PM

Fantastic colors David. Great feather detail and pose. Another great one from you. Keep em coming David.

Registered on February 20, 2010, 110 Posts, 1511 Comments

Comment posted by Carol Nichols on June 16, 2010 at 6:19 PM

David, you do a bird on a bush better than anyone! What a beauty

Registered on November 7, 2007, 161 Posts, 1420 Comments

Comment posted by Ronnie Gaubert on June 16, 2010 at 9:15 PM

Hi LB,
You caught this one in it's prime plumage. The directional lighting really lit this guy up nicely. I'm surprised this image didn't draw more attention.

Ronnie G.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 810 Posts, 3495 Comments

Comment posted by Satie Sharma on June 17, 2010 at 2:37 PM

Great looking bird, David. Excellent detail here, and I like the open bill. Nice work.

Registered on November 11, 2003, 189 Posts, 5335 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on June 17, 2010 at 10:23 PM

David

The detail in the spoonbill and the leaves of the tree it is perched in are excellent. Love the open bill, the natural looking colors and the sharpness. My only issues is how it does not appear to have enough room for the leg at the bottom.

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments

Comment posted by richard remington on June 18, 2010 at 8:59 AM

Dave, This is a crazy good shot with really brilliant detail in the eye area. The crop seems a little tight as my mind automatically envisioned this magnificent bird sitting in a tall beautiful green tree which I could not see. Just my opinion but the detail is really terrific. Do you have Roseates in Louisiana?

Rick

Registered on March 12, 2010, 105 Posts, 368 Comments