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    Ken Watkins
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    As requested following my last full frontal, here is a profile shot, which I hope you will like.

    Taken from a small boat on the papyrus swamps at the southern end of Lake Albert, Uganda.

    EOS 1D MkIV

    500mm F4 hand-held

    F6.3, ISO 800, 1/1000

    It is of course a SHOEBILL!

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    very cool! looks like a prehistoric bird!!! excellent portrait
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    Oooh and Ahhhh!
    A great portrait of a very rare bird.
    Love the composition and the IQ and the crest.
    Would love this to be mine!
    Gail

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    Excellent close-up, with great detail and interesting expression. Nicely framed.

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    This bird will never win any beauty contests, but it's an image worthy of a prize. Lovely portrait with plenty of detail and character

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    Another creature that I never knew existed until I saw your images of it. I like the detail, the crest, & that beak is awesome. What is their diet that requires such a large beak? Or, is the beak needed for another purpose? e.g. defense?
    Andrew

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    Super portrait with great detail. Guess I would have to say it is a better view of the bird than your first but certainly not as unique. I am still so jealous.

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    Marvelous portrait,Sir.Love the great details,expression,BG and the crest. I like the beak too.

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    nice p




    nice portrait,agree it does look phrehistoric,nice and sharp with good detail.thanks.

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    Ken - awesome portrait, nice and sharp with good detail. Thanks for introducing us to this unusual bird.

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    Awesome, Ken ! A real privilege to be close to this bird and to capture it.

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    Thanks everybody, without a doubt my greatest ever bird sighting a very great privilege to be there and see such "beauty".

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