Where's that kid?

Gallery: AvianPosted December 5, 201470 views5 comments

You can actually see it nestled at the bottom, We sat for a long time waiting for it to appear, but it was over in moments. So the best I have to offer is mum. This is the only time I have seen a Saddle Billed Stork nest.
Taken in Ruaha National Park, Tanzania.
Excuse the look up it was a long way up.
EOS 1DX
500mm F4 MkII
F6.3
ISO 800
1/4000
EV + 0.33

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by keith mitchell on December 5, 2014 at 11:51 AM

Ken that is some Bill! Don't have a problem with your angle, it's a shot that shows your bird very well.

Keith.

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Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on December 5, 2014 at 1:29 PM

I like the low point of view, I think it makes the bird all the more imposing. And the title is great - is mum asking, or is the photographer?

Registered on December 2, 2014, 278 Posts, 1736 Comments

Comment posted by Max Waugh on December 5, 2014 at 5:10 PM

Not exactly a common sight, but this presented a good photo op, Ken. I just saw my first nest a couple months ago, and it was in a horrible spot for photos. You got some nice colors out of this, between the sky and the sunlit face especially.

Max

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on December 5, 2014 at 10:12 PM

Nice light on the face. Well done.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on December 7, 2014 at 1:57 AM

Thanks everybody for your comments.
Max
"The photographer"

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