Ironhead @ Gatorland

[Marina Scarr]

Visited Gatorland this weekend. Even though it isn't full breeding season yet, the opportunities are vast and it's well worth the trip.

Recently learned that the Woodstork had several nicknames which include "flinthead", "Spanish buzzard", "gourdhead" and "ironhead". These names come from the appearance of the bird's bald head. Another nickname for the wood stork is "preacher" which comes from the dignified style of the bird when resting.

Canon 40D, 400DO
F8, 1/500, ISO 200, manual mode
tripod, full frame

C & C always welcome,

Marina

[Ramon M. Casares]

Almost too sharp!!! (in a good way) Love the light, detail, BG, comp, exposure and colors! Congratulations!

[Jean Clark]

Marina, Nice cpature of a not so pretty bird. Colroing is great, sharp and like the closeup.
Jean

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great composition, exposure control, details and BG. If anything, maybe a tad more space at the top.

[Robert Amoruso]

Marina,

Great job. One thing you can tell with wood storks is that when the head is not sharp, the bald patterns really show it. Here you have critical sharpness and the detail is great. Well done.

[Doug Brown]

Congrats on a fine image Marina! Everything works for me: exposure, sharpness, pose, BG, and crop.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Perfect head angle and super sharp Marina. I think you nailed this portrait exceptionally well. :)

Cheers from Down Under......

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

I wonder what Down Under means...!

Great job Marina. I have encountered hundreds of these birds, but I think I have never seen one so close!
Love this portrait.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

I wonder what Down Under means...!

Australia = Down Under; it is an Aussie expression used to describe our continent, which is Down Under, at the bottom of the world. :)

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Australia = Down Under; it is an Aussie expression used to describe our continent, which is Down Under, at the bottom of the world. :)

Thank you so much Akos for the information!

It's better been a fool for one minute that been a fool all life.:D