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Jim Crosswell

Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)

This was taken at Laguna Vista in Texas. This was what I was hoping to get! Hope you enjoy the image.
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Habitat
Lagoons
Location
Laguna Vista, Texas
Date taken
November 2023
Scientific name
Platalea ajaja
Equipment used
Nikon D500, Sigma Sport 150-600
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
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Reactions: Ozprey1, fiveroll, delia todd and 4 others
delia todd
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How colourful he is Jim... a beautiful shade of pink that!!

A marvellous picture you've taken of this spoonbill lad - well done.
 
bievreJJ
such a unique and beautiful spoonbill species and a marvelous photo, love it, many tfs!!
 
Stanley Jones
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It doesn't get any pinker than this (lol). Great close-up aerial of this Roseate Spoonbill neck out, feet trailing, and wings raised. Fantastic Jim! TFS!
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Jim Crosswell
Date added
View count
196
Comment count
8

Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D500
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
600.0 mm
Exposure time
1/3200 second(s)
ISO
1600
Filename
IMG_3825.jpeg
File size
485.3 KB
Date taken
Fri, 08 November 2024 9:15 AM
Dimensions
1600px x 1067px

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