Royal Spoonbills, a photo from Victoria, East

Photographer's Note

This pair of spoonbills were spotted in Kororoit Creek. Spoonbills are pretty widespread in Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands, although I haven't often seen them. I guess I don't hang around inter-tidal flats and shallow wetlands enough.

Taken in the company of Andrew(macondo), Santo (Skippy007), Klaudio (daddo) and his brother in-law.

(Malgo, I passed on your regards)

f/5.6, 400mm, ios200, 1/2500s

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vjmite (6586) 2020-12-02 19:47

Hi Steve,
A wonderfully sharp photo of these elegant birds. The big feathers on the back of the head give them a regal look. Is it breeding plumage? They don't look very happy at being photographed.
Vince

Silvio1953 (221695) 2020-12-02 21:21

Ciao Stephen, great capture of lovely couple, fine details, excellent clarity, splendid light and wonderful natural colors very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

COSTANTINO (116560) 2020-12-02 23:02

Hello dear Stephen and have a nice
new day!!!!!!!!
wow!!!!this pair of spoonbills is really attractive!!!
great capture of this lovely capture!!!
it is really attractive with
fine details...
regards
Costantino

jemaflor (147204) 2020-12-02 23:07

Hi Stephen,
Well photographed these white birds, perfect sharpness and excellent rendering for hues, good brightness for blue water, tfs.

ifege (48135) 2020-12-02 23:31

Hi Steve, neighbour again.
Yes - not a common sight. Well captures with your long zoom lens getting decent sharpness.
Next time you you see that mob say hi from me as well as I have been out on photo shoots with most of them years ago.
cheers
Ian

lousat (139308) 2020-12-03 2:38

Hi Stephen,fantastic capture of this pair of spoonbills,a species that i never seen in my life. I like a lot the decentralized composition,the reflections and the perfect exposure for the best white of plumage,well done! Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

Royaldevon (85932) 2020-12-03 2:59

Hello Stephen,

This is an excellent photograph of the spoonbills.
They look to be posing just for you!

Your shallow dof makes them sharp against the oof, b/g, and they even make a slightly golden reflection in the water.
To get shots like this, maybe you will decide to visit the inter-tidal flats more often.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)
Good to learn that Andrew, Klaudio and Santo are still around. We don't hear of them very often nowadays.

abmdsudi (95869) 2020-12-03 8:25

Hi Stephen
A fine image of these handsome birds they look so elegant and fascinating to watch. You have done very well with the exposure and some gorgeous colour and contrast. This is indeed a bird-spotter's dream and top quality capture...
Best regards

emka (158204) 2020-12-03 23:37

Hello Steve,
Thank you that you passed my regards to our Melbourne friends. How I would like to meet them! They were so hospitable when I visited Australia. I have seen many various birds but I am not sure if spoonbills were among them. Superb picture.
Best regards Malgo