I was SO excited to see a flash of pink in swamp. I quickly drew, took aim and shot, shot, shot - but as you can see, it wasn't in the cards to get a fantastic shot. I should have jacked my ISO up more when we drove through shadows in the early morning, but I didn't and, well. . .there ya go.
Second snap was no better than the first, in fact, we have an intruder passing through the frame. Oh well.
Then the spoonbill decided to flee the scene as well. So, a phenomenal, rock your world photo was not to be, but I did enjoy actually seeing one in person.
And so did I! Even your non phenomenal photos are good! I would be thrilled with pictures like these! I love that last one where you can see the shape of his beak!
ReplyDeleteI don't know, a pink spoonbill rocked my world.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this Lisa! What a fabulous sight to see!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful bird! I´ve never seen one like that before.
ReplyDeleteI've not even seen one of these in a zoo before.... Great captures!
ReplyDeleteMaybe not phenomenal or rock-you-world, but I've never seen one before, and I think that first picture is really good for showing me what they look like. Beautiful bird!
ReplyDeleteAll I can do is echo your other commenters. I have never seen one of these beautiful birds before and am impressed by their beauty. The last photo lets be see why they are called "spoonbills". Great photos, thanks.
ReplyDeleteThe spoonbill is really an eye-catching bird. Such a soft pink, unlike the flamingo that is sooo bright.
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Lisa, your photos of birds are just amazing!
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I had no idea such a bird lived in the Midwest. Thank you - I have never seen one of those before.
ReplyDeleteI'm watching a bit of bird drama outside my window and plan to post about it later this week. Not as grand as your spoonbill though--what a lucky sighting. Thanks for stopping by and commenting on my Tuesday Teaser book meme. To answer your question, I haven't made any of the recipes from Lunch in Paris but have the Yogurt Cake marked for a start.
ReplyDeleteOh she is lovely!
ReplyDeleteYes!! Contagious excitement. As soon the pink (and you are well aware of my recent "Preoccupation with "P" words :), came onto my screen, like magic, unfolding, into wonderful crisp captures, my adrenaline soared. You even caught fun action shots!
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing bird - from the pink color to that magnificent bill!
ReplyDeleteI got excited just opening up your post....I also love seeing that pink in the woods. I will never forget the first Spoonbill I ever saw. We are like that about our 'lifers', but the Spoonbill is just SO special. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWell I think they rocked the world...they are great shots I didn't know spoonbills came in a pink variety.
ReplyDeleteSpoonbills are awesome. We have this theory that you haven't REALLY seen an animal unless you've seen it in it's natural environment, so zoos don't count. Lucky you, you've now officially REALLY seen a spoonbill.
ReplyDeleteBirds can be awfully uncooperative. They're worse than kids.
ReplyDeletethese are the greatest shots one can come across but equally as frustrating as you can't dial your camera in the way you want to. and as Mojo said birds can be uncooperative. hope all is well.
ReplyDeleteI don't blame you one bit for shooting that one, even though the setting was not perfect. The bird's color is just phenomenal. I would so love to see one of those!
ReplyDeleteThose are beautiful birds. I think the photos turned out great. You really captured their bright color amongst the dull forest.
ReplyDeleteNever even knew they existed! Awesome Lisa!
ReplyDeleteSorry I haven't been around much lately - busy, busy busy! I'm just running through peeking at all your latest and had to stop to comment on this one.
Birds can be awfully uncooperative. They're worse than kids.
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