Nest Building

[James Shadle]

Roseate Spoonbill
Nest building
Flying with Nesting material aka stick.
From The Hooptie Deux in Tampa Bay.

Nikon D300 with Nikon 600mm AF-S F4 ED
ISO 400 SS 1/1600 @ F6.3
Manual Exposure
AF-C with 3D Dynamic

Pretty close to full frame.

James

[Fabs Forns]

The whole deal is sweet, EXP, wing position, sharpness, etc but the most special for me is the perfect light :)

[Nancy A Elwood]

James this is MOST beautiful!!! And as Fabs mentioned above the light is supreme!!!!

Hope to see you soon
Nancy

[Blake Shadle]

Everything comes to together in this image. Quite a unique wing position, in my opinion. Almost fully extended, but with an arch that adds a lot of interest. Love the light, and all the technicals. Nesting materials are a huge bonus.

[Dave Phillips]

wow here too.....the details and light are awesome.
Perfect detail visible all the way to the mandible tips to the toe nails