Roseate Spoonbill overhead

[qnr]

Last edited Thu Jul 28, 2016, 04:06 AM - Edit history (1)

This is an older photo. I'm just going through the 100,000+ photos I have on Flickr in case I want to move them since Verizon has bought Yahoo. This photo was taken during an air show, the spoonbill didn't seem to be bothered at all by the noise.

[url=https://flic.kr/p/6hZzzg][img][/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/6hZzzg]Roseate Spoonbill[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/qnr/]Terry Ross[/url], on Flickr
Some EXIF data: ƒ/10.0 215.0 mm 1/800 ISO 400

[Solly Mack]

1. That is awesome! The light on the wings is beautiful!

[qnr]

2. Thank you, I always loved the

translucency of the wings myself.

[Solly Mack]

3. I really like the photo and not only because of the subject matter (I love birds). :)

[qnr]

4. Well, that's good to hear, because I've got billions* of photos of birds

* Possibly a slight exaggeration.

[Solly Mack]

5. Excellent! I do the Great Backyard Bird Count each February. Watching the birds can tell us a lot

about the environment. (migration changes, etc..)

They are fun to watch and some birds are simply beautiful.

[qnr]

6. Same here - Corpus Christi is the birdiest city in the US so

there are lots of opportunities.

[a la izquierda]

7. Wow! Gorgeous! I love birds. Nt

[qnr]

8. Thank you, me too :D n/t

[Curmudgeoness]

9. Gorgeous!

Where did you get that shot? The only place I have ever seen Roseate Spoonbills is at the San Jacinto Monument outside of Houston. Add Wood Storks and so many other waterbirds, and it was one of my favorite places to photograph.

[qnr]

10. Thanks! It was in Corpus Christi, TX

I see lots of them regularly. Here's a map to show exactly where it was taken, you can zoom out to get a better idea of the area.
https://goo.gl/maps/qzjEeZ3Vhfk

[rdking647]

11. ive seen them a couple of places

port aransas and the bolivar peninsula

[mike_c]

12. beautiful!