Glossy Ibis

[Ofer Levy]

1D Mark IV, Canon 800 f5.6, 1/1000, f6.3, iso 640, tripod, full Wimberley, hideHaven't been here for ages! Lovely to be back with some new photos which I got in Israel during April while visitng my family. What an amazing place for bird photography with millions of migrating birds!This Glossy Ibis is a resident bird which is currently nesting like many other birds everywhere.

Edit - can't fix the title - maybe one of the moderators can help me...?:e3

[James Fuller]

Sweet Pose, cool bird, and nice light. Foot out of the water takes this one to the next level.

[Jack Breakfast]

A cut above what is usually seen and an image worth gazing upon. Would love to hear more about birding in Israel...

[Ofer Levy]

A cut above what is usually seen and an image worth gazing upon. Would love to hear more about birding in Israel...
Thanks for your comments guys!
Jack, I am working on organizing a bird photography workshop/course in the Holy Land next April - will have the page up and running very soon.

[Arthur Morris]

Spectacular image. Killer bird, light, perspective, pose, raised foot,, sharpness, colors, and BKGR. If it were mine I would have placed the bird a bit back and down in the frame.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Ofer, great timing and loved the low angle. Colors look great. water looks a bit too cyan..you can tell if that is the true color. I know it can be at that way in some areas.

[Colin Knight]

These birds are beautiful, and you did them justice. I was admiring them a few days ago on the South Carolina coast, but never could get close enough for anything good.

[Marina Scarr]

Lovely pose, angle and colors, Ofer. I would like to see a tad more on top and left. Love that raised foot with all the details and the water droplets.

[Joe Senzatimore]

Aspectacular image. Not an easy bird to photograph well. Light is perfect for this bird. Well done.

[adrian dancy]

On the button...no nits...perfect for me in every way. A play with composition might change my mind but this looks ggod for me.

[dankearl]

Spectacular color and light.
Just terrific IQ as usual, but the Ibis is just a great subject.

[arash_hazeghi]

Excellent pose light details and the raised foot plus the water drops adds more to it

Perfect

[Frank Schauf]

Exellent image quality, great details and sharpness.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Absolutely a first class image.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Nice to see yet another killer image Ofer. Love the raised foor , amazing colors and awesome low angle. I like as posted but agree the other crop suggestions would work too.

[Shawn Zierman]

Gorgeous in all regards. Great light angle on the bird to illuminate all those great colors on the bird!