I went along to my local pond last saturday, and came away with this banking African Sacred Ibis. He was looking down at the water, but they are not known for diving in to fish. Taken early morning.
Canon 1D Mark IV
Canon 300mm F/2.8 +2X TC = 600mm
1/3200
F/7.1
ISO 640
A scruffy, molting bird that needs a bath but a nice pose and sharp with an excellent exposure. You did your part!
with love, artie
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Stu - that is one cool looking bird. I like the head angle and the banking pose. I like that he has a bit of room to fly down into the bottom of the frame, but I may have cropped just a tad off the bottom. Thanks for sharing this one.