White Ibis juvenile at San Carlos Bay: Bunche Beach Preserve
Fort Myers, Florida USA
The bird surprisingly offered me the opportunity to photograph it yawning or
attempting to regurgitate something as it walked in either direction. An uncommon
behavior for sure.
Tripod, cropped and sharpened. A rare occasion I took a wildlife shot without
adjusting the exposure bias. A fortuitous decision as I wasn't compelled to make any
other modifications in post processing (brightness, contrast typically). The image was
captured with natural light alone and the only regret I have is that I would like a little
more room on the bottom which I don't have to offer. Uploaded at 192KB.
Love the yellow-orange lores and eye skin, the open bill, the SH, and the perfect (fortuitous?) EXP. The shoreline cutting the back/neck could have been avoided by getting lower--on the ground would have been killer. And yes to a bit more room below.
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Very nice Bob. Great lighting, good eye detail and the action beak bring this all together. I would wish for the line in the BG to not cut through the bird's head but that is minor.