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Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) Smith Oaks Rookery ................................................................... D850 1-640 sec at f-4.8 650 mm. ISO 250

Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) Smith Oaks Rookery ................................................................... D850 1-640 sec at f-4.8 650 mm. ISO 250

camera

NIKON D850

settings

settings

Aperture f/4.8 ISO 250 Shutter 1/640 Focal Length 650/1

location

location

Bolivar Peninsula, Texas, US

upload_date

upload_date

Aug, 2019

Views

432

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Superb Composition

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Magnificent Capture

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Very nice picture great shot of the beak

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Thank you very much

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Gorgeous

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Thank you TJ

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very fine. Wish the tail feathers weren't cropped.

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Thank you Rae. I realized that after I posted. I do need to be more observant.

Amazing coloration and skilled capture.

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Thank you James

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Lovely shot , but what a strange looking bird!! What is it??

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Thank you Ellen. This is a Roseate Spoonbill. I have several that I have posted. Hope you get a chance to check them out. They are one of my favorite birds to photograph.

Great shot

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