This is the African Sacred Ibis. I managed to capture this guy as he landed. Next time, I will ask him to clean himself up a bit, to be more presentable for the site.
Canon 50D
100-400 L IS USM @235mm
1/1250
F/7.1
ISO 400
He does look a bit rough. With that f stop I would have expected the entire bird to be in focus. Perhaps a bit of motion blur on the wings, although you were using a pretty fast shutter speed. Nice wing display.
Their head is so black, it is hard to see much of the eyes. I like your timing with the feet just going into the water.
Perfect wing position Stuart. I'm not surprised that the wings are a little blurry. Even though the bird looks like it's standing up straight, it's pose probably makes it occupy a fair amount of depth. That and a little wing blur are the likely explanations for the wing tip blur.
Super sharp and wonderfully timed. Love the wing position and the just down feet!
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