Roseate Spoonbill on a mission

Roseate Spoonbill, St Augustine Alligator Farm wild bird rookery

A few years ago it was rare to see even one nesting pair of Roseate Spoonbills at the St Augustine Alligator Farm wild bird rookery, but this year there must have been a dozen or more. They were all competing for nesting materials. In this shot, a male Spoonbill brings a twig (or something more than a twig) to the nest. The subdued light of an overcast day still highlights the amazing pink of the wings and body of the Spoonbill, never more evident than when backlit…and catching it against the green foliage only makes it more vivid. Sony RX10iv at 600mm. Program mode with center lock on focus and Minimum Shutter Speed ISO set to 1/1000th. -.3EV. 1/1000th @ ISO 250 @ f4. Processed in Polarr.

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