Scarlet Ibis

Gallery: AvianPosted March 26, 2014177 views15 comments

One of the world's avian highlights is watching the Scarlet Ibis come in to roost at Caroni Swamp in Trinidad in the evening. They don't let you get close enough to the roosting island with the boat to get detailed flight shots, but our guide took us to the mouth of one of the canals that empty into the lake and we were able to get closer there. The light was overcast and fading. I liked the angle of these 2 adult birds and 1 young bird coming towards us.

Canon 5D3 500F4 1/1000 F5, iso 1600, manual exposure, handheld

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Comment posted by John Robinson on March 26, 2014 at 9:51 PM

Nate
I,m a bit red green colour blind so I couldn't see them in the thumbnail !!!
Looks great in the biggie though. Wish we had the variety over here though, and I,m too old to travel !!
Chers
John

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on March 27, 2014 at 12:24 AM

In all seriousness, the Scarlet Ibises coming in to roost at Caroni are one of the most amazing and most memorable birding experiences on the planet. Many of the guides serve rum punch to their birders as well. If you can only take one birding trip, Trinidad with an evening or two at Caroni should be the one you take.

This is a very good capture, Nate, far closer than we got.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on March 27, 2014 at 3:06 AM

Nate,
What remarkable looking birds and a fabulous capture

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Comment posted by John Tobias on March 27, 2014 at 11:10 AM

Good photo of these ibis. Great color and I really like the BG, sets the birds off very well. I like how well you have stopped the flight action. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 27, 2014 at 2:22 PM

What incredible colours!
Another addition to my "bucket list"
Nice catch..

Sandy

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on March 27, 2014 at 3:01 PM

Incredible what colors... You captured them nicely in flight, in a nice setting ! And all three sharp, which is amazing at f5. Very attractive shot Nate ! Guess I should go there

, Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 27, 2014 at 4:06 PM

I sure like the positioning in the frame and they stand out well against the green background. Given my inexperience with birds in flight, I find it amazing to get all three sharp in the same frame.

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Comment posted by Marina Scarr on March 27, 2014 at 4:34 PM

That must have been a sight to see! Fun having all 3 in the same frame and with various wing positions.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on March 27, 2014 at 4:59 PM

Sweet flying formation you captured of these beauties Nate

Looks like focus tracking could have been challenging.

Excellent Work!!!

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 27, 2014 at 7:07 PM

Beautiful birds and a very nice flight group, Nate.

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Comment posted by Rick Cloran on March 27, 2014 at 10:22 PM

Nice group set well in the frame. The detail and focus are right on. Well done.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 27, 2014 at 11:47 PM

WOW...what a beautiful bird Nate...must be something watching these guys let alone photographing them. Good job on getting these three.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 28, 2014 at 11:09 PM

Great setting Nate

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Comment posted by David Haynes on March 31, 2014 at 1:09 AM

Simply stunnign looking birds Nate. Very, very pretty. Would love to be able to shoot these some day. WOW....those two adults are off the charts amazing looking. Nice composition and a good look at the natural setting. Superb!

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 13, 2014 at 10:24 AM

All three in sharp focus, excellent low light work Nate.
Unique image, and the birds red colors pop against this great BG.
Nice!

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