Raging Hormones...

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image of an American White Ibis in breeding colors showing the gular sac. Some of the reading I have done about the sac says both sexes develop it, other reading attributes it to only the female, so I am not sure. Both sexes develop the scarlet color during breeding. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 400mm (600mm FFE)
1/1000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV -1/3 AWB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC 2017, reduction of the white setting and burning using the Adjustment Brush in Lightroom on the brightest feather areas
Cropped for composition and presentation

[Bill Dix]

Amazing breeding colors on the Ibis; nice detail and good exposure of the whites.

[David Seymour]

This definitely qualifies as a "Birds as Art" image, Joe. Some wildlife imagery goes beyond technical quality to reveal the character of the species, and this one does it for me, well done.

Cheers, David

[Arthur Morris]

And a good job of getting the face and bill parallel to the imaging sensor.

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