White-faced Ibises

Gallery: AvianPosted December 22, 2011117 views6 comments

Another image from my recent trip to Utah. These Ibises, a mature and an immature, were found at the Farmington Bay WMA and were hanging around very late into the winter. They are considered a rarity at this locale for this time of the year, and were also Life Birds for me as well.

Shot from Ron Dudley's pickup.

Thanks for looking.

D3s
500mm f/4
TC-14II E
1/800s @ f/5.6
ISO 640
1/3EV
Pattern Metering

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 22, 2011 at 9:44 AM

Beautiful composition, Chuck. I like the dof and the iridescent plumage really came out nicely.

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Comment posted by Charles Mills on December 22, 2011 at 10:02 AM

I agree with Dennis on all points. The soft lighting really enhanced both the iridescent and non-iridescent colors.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on December 22, 2011 at 1:24 PM

Very interesting to see the color difference between the two on the larger image and I like the iridescent colors as well, nice job in getting this, way to go.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 22, 2011 at 2:59 PM

Nice comparison. Good find for the place and time.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on December 22, 2011 at 7:42 PM

Excellent look at the relatively subtle differences between juvie and adult. I like the almost identical poses, the natural setting and sharpness looks good. So glad you got so many lifers on this trip.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on December 22, 2011 at 9:24 PM

Love the composition, and the twin birds in unison. Nice work on this.

Ray

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