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Flight of the Ibis

Flight of the Ibis

White faced ibis takes off from marshland in Sierra Valley,California.

White faced ibis takes off from marshland in Sierra Valley,California.
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NIKON D850

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 1250 Shutter 1/4000 Focal Length 6000/10

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Apr, 2018

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353

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+66

Awards

Peer Award

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Fantastic flight capture

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I had to shoot over 50 shots to get this one. The sun kept going behind clouds so you could not see brilliant colors

Spectacular coloring on this Ibis. Your finally nailed it.

Wow....you live in Paradice...

wow , love all the colors on this fella ... well done an excellent capture !

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Wow....what a gorgeous bird and capture!! .....you definitely captured those colorful feathers. It was definitely worth the time to take those 50 shots! ; )

These incredibly colorful birds are hard to capture in good light....you managed to get it with the light just right!

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WOW, luv the colors & that long beak.

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Crazy color, this is unreal. Great capture and image.

Beautiful shot

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