Jabiru

Gallery: AvianPosted April 22, 201432,767 views18 comments

Another cool bird from the Ibera Marshes. We saw several of these large beauties, but they turned out to be very camera shy and were quickly on the move when-ever we tried to photograph them. Luckily for us this one hung out for a moments, giving us a few preening and calling photos before wandering away.

Canon MKIV; 600mm & 1.4x; 1/1000; f9; ISO 640; manual settings; full frame

All your comments and suggestions are very much appreciated.

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 22, 2014 at 5:19 PM

Terrific pose and excellent techs Ken.
It's a beauty, nice work!

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on April 22, 2014 at 5:32 PM

Wow. What a species. Well captured.

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on April 22, 2014 at 7:04 PM

What a great look at all the colors this character has to offer. The bulging neck is pretty wild.

Max

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on April 22, 2014 at 8:36 PM

Awesome bird and pose! Sharon

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on April 22, 2014 at 9:17 PM

Very cool bird. Nice pose. Excellent work on the exposure to hold details in both the blacks and whites. I think the proper spelling for this species is Jabiru

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Comment posted by May Haga on April 22, 2014 at 10:39 PM

Cool bird, cool capture. Love the calling pose.
May

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on April 22, 2014 at 11:04 PM

Excellent pose and detail.

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on April 23, 2014 at 6:20 AM

Great shot.
I guess Keith is correct about its name, Jabiru. This is the bird that is very common in Pantanal, Brazil, a wonderful place here in Brazil, excellent for nature photography.

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Comment posted by Scott Frye on April 23, 2014 at 3:38 PM

Like the pose and good job getting a catchlight -- black eye coming from a black head gets lost without that catchlight -- good to see this bird

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on April 23, 2014 at 4:40 PM

Thanks for your all your comments, you're correct about the spelling Keith and Jefferson

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Comment posted by Rick Cloran on April 23, 2014 at 7:10 PM

Good job on a really tough exposure. The pose is very interesting. I had never seen one before.

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Comment posted by David Haynes on April 23, 2014 at 9:37 PM

What a cool looking bird Ken. The display is terrific, the details in the whites and the blacks are both excellent, an open beak and a great look at the eye. What more could you want?

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Comment posted by William Bickle on April 24, 2014 at 8:51 AM

Hello Ken

A Sweet Capture of an unfamiliar guy! Well Done !

In the larger version , Good details in darker areas and love the small feathers protruding from top of its head.

Enjoy the Unique pose here too!

Cheers

Bill

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on April 24, 2014 at 2:18 PM

Amazing species in an interesting pose. Well done ! Hans

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 25, 2014 at 10:29 AM

Very cool pose you managed to get here Ken and very nice job on what looks to be a tough exposure.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 25, 2014 at 12:39 PM

Very cool pose, Ken. Excellent image.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on April 25, 2014 at 7:31 PM

Great pose and detail Ken

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 26, 2014 at 2:47 PM

Awesome pose and shot Ken. That neck is amazing, thanks for sharing this one.

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