I promised you an unrelenting diet of Roseate Spoonbills for a few days here and this gentleman, resting in a mangrove, is the second helping. Roseates must lose a lot of heat through that bill, since when resting they always tuck it well into the back feathers. The only trick to a shot like this is catching the eye open.
Here is the same bird, from the same spot with less zoom.
Canon SD4000IS behind the 15-56x Vario eyepiece on the ZEISS DiaScope 65FL for the equivalent field of view of 3000mm and 1000mm, 3000mm @ 1/500th @ ISO 160, f8.5 effective (scope limited), and 1000mm @ 1/640 @ ISO 250, f4.5 effective (camera limited).
Processed for clarity and sharpness in Lightroom.
Awesome pic, love how the “dinosaur head” is showcased in the first one!
Wow !!!! Great shot !!! Nice picture !! Where did you take it ?
All the rosys this week have been at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Black Point Drive