Saturday 25 June 2011

Spoonbills


Took me over 2 hours to get this pic but well worth the wait. They had been spotted early in the day and many people had arrived to get a look at them. After a while people started to give up thinking they had moved on. There was two of us left when from behind some trees they took flight and circled once before landing again behind the trees. It's the first time I have seen a Spoonbill so really pleased.

12 comments:

Madalina Dascalu said...

all your efforts were rewarded :)
nice shot

TexWisGirl said...

and awesome catch of them in flight! :)

MadSnapper said...

beautiful birds soaring in the wind, always a happy sight

John @ Beans and I on the Loose said...

Ah, such patience you have. You were well rewarded.

Montanagirl said...

I have never seen one of these. You sure managed a beautiful shot of them. Congratulations!

ADRIAN said...

By my standards superb. Kevin a job and a grand picture all in the same week................keep rocking and posting.

Prettypics123 said...

That is a great shot. Love it! Sometimes you have to be patient and just wait. I'm going to do that one day!

Chris said...

Congrats on this lifer and well done for the shot. Your patience was rewarded...

Elaine said...

Fantastic shot! I admire your patience. It certainly paid off for you. I probably would have been among the people who left....

Carole Poirot said...

Stunning picture and well worth the wait. Hope your new job is going well? Have a great Sunday xo

T. Becque said...

Two hours, you have patience, and it definitely paid off. Nice pic! Also, congratulations on your new job - that sounds really amazing.

Amelia & Mihai-Stefan CHIRCA said...

Like the Ibises?
Great patience and very nice photo!