Spoonbill In Flight

Hey guys, i was just up at Merritt Island Wildlife Preserve this week and got some great shots, many more to come in the next few days, but i just had to share this one now.

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Oh man--I love this shot with the movement, against the dark background! And that is my favorite place to shoot birds, I've got to get back down there soon!
Karen

I like the sort of subdued lighting and wing blur. I wish there was more room on the left for him to fly into.

Much going on at Merritt ? I was there the day after new years and there wasn't a bird to be found .

Very good capture Billy !!!

Beautiful shot! You have a beauty there.

Henry

Beautiful shot indeed. Very well done.

Fantastic!!!!!

Thanks all for the nice comments!

Blue Deuce wrote in post #4688780
I like the sort of subdued lighting and wing blur. I wish there was more room on the left for him to fly into.

Much going on at Merritt ? I was there the day after new years and there wasn't a bird to be found .

thanks, yea i wish there was more on the left too but this was an lucky really in focus shot (it flew it out of nowhere while i was shooting at the other ones in the trees).

Yea there was a ton of wildlife everywhere, i saw at least six kinds of ducks, more coots than you could fit in a fisheye lens, wood storks, ibis, hawks, ospreys, eagles, spoonbills, every kind of egret and heron, tons of different shorebirds, and white pelicans. There was a LOT there, i was rather amazed. The only thing i didn't see was a wood duck (saw a pair flying way away from me though), and no more bitterns this time of year.

Thats a really nice shot the colors and lighting work really well with each other, and the wingtip blur is just very pleasing to look at .Very nicely done.

Well done Billy, great action shot! Perfect timing.

Love the action in that shot! Look forward to the rest

Thanks everyone!

Sweet capture Mr. the Kid!

Very nice shot indeed.

that is an awesome shot!