Anhinga

[Joseph Przybyla]

Here is another of my portraits. In the heat of the summer here I am spending time archiving my images finding this one today. I tweaked the post processing today before posting. This bird is truly the spear fisherman of the bird world. The prey is speared through with the closed bill, then the bird surfaces with the fish impaled. Then it has to maneuver the fish off the bill, into the mouth, and turn it headfirst before swallowing it. 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)
1/250 F/5.6 Matrix Metering +2 EV ISO 400 AWB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC
Cropped for composition and presentation

[John Robinson]

Hi Joe
Don't you just love these wierd birds !! Great portrait and I love those little tufty bits on the neck.
John

[Isaac Grant]

Details look great to me. I like the way the bird stands out against the background. But I wish the head angle was better and it was facing us.

[David Salem]

I agree about the head angle but the rest looks awesome. Well done

[Ritesh Nangare]

Great shot with stunning details and great colours ....... Loved it fully.


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[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, very much appreciated.