I captured this image recently along Wading Bird Way in Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk County, Florida. The reason I asked the question regarding yawning is because the nest activity of the bird was to tuck it's head against the back feathers and went to sleep. When possible and the bird is trusting or tame I like to work tight, the behavior at times can be quite engaging and comical. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D500
Nikon 500mm F/5.6 VR AF-S ED PF + Nikon 1.4 III Teleconverter, camera and lens supported by a Oben carbon fiber monopod with a Wimberly MonoGimbal head
1/2000 F/8 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 720 Auto 1 WB, image captured at 700mm (1050mm 35mm Equivalent)
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2021 and Neat Image for noise reduction
Cropped for composition and presentation
Last edited by Joseph Przybyla; 05-03-2021 at 06:47 AM.
Joe Przybyla
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Awesome detail Joe! I am not sure what question you asked about yawning, I must have missed it, but I personally like the yawning image. The dark blue BG really sets this off. Nice work!
Hi Joe, don't see this too often , interesting behavior, did this happen only once?
Hi Ann, thank you for viewing and commenting. Yes, while I was working with this bird the open mouth only happened once, then the bird laid it's head along the back and appeared to nap. As Gail asked about behavior expelling a undigested pellet, I have seen birds do that open wide, gag but then turn the head downward to gag up the pellet. This one kept the head high as in a yawn. Thanks again for commenting...
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DATPCA. If you had been able to get a bit higher and more to the right, you might have had an even better look down the throat. As to the question of whether birds actually yawn, I found a neat article here. The conclusion is that we don't really know either way.
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DATPCA. If you had been able to get a bit higher and more to the right, you might have had an even better look down the throat. As to the question of whether birds actually yawn, I found a neat article here. The conclusion is that we don't really know either way.
with love, artie
Hi Artie, thank you for viewing and commenting. I hear what you write regarding higher and to the right. The action happened unexpectedly, so really didn't have a chance for higher or right. I opened the link you provided and printed the article to read and save. Thanks again...
Joe Przybyla
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Cormorant... Yawning?
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