This Spoonbill wanted to get a little lower on the tree. There also wasn’t room for error. Other birds were getting a little angry at each, and losing your place here could be a problem.
Roseate Spoonbill Balancing Act – click to enlarge
He very carefully inched down to the next branch. Very slowly too.
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Roseate Spoonbill Balancing Act – click to enlarge
Roseate Spoonbill Balancing Act – click to enlarge
Roseate Spoonbill Balancing Act – click to enlarge
Roseate Spoonbill Balancing Act – click to enlarge
Roseate Spoonbill Balancing Act – click to enlarge
One of those quick shots taken when a little movement is spotted. The marshes are large so even with 500 / 600 mm lens you can grab a landscape type shot.
This is completely out of character for us. Yet there is something about animals like this that makes me want a portrait type shot. Perhaps it’s because we didn’t have any of these critters growing up in NYC.
Billy Goat Gruff – click to enlarge
One of the things I find striking is they actually have a beard in real life. I thought that was the stuff of nursery rhymes.
While out looking for the Storks and Spoonbills I found this Egret sitting out in the brush. One of those little things that remind me of why we do this.
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