Comment from suenethery
Wonderful shot.
Excellent initial impact.
I wish it was bigger here.
I like the whole composition.
Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 12-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 12-Jun-2014

Thanks Sue, I appreciate your positive feedback.

Comment from gidavidson
How great it is to see these beautiful birds in a natural environment. A good view, exposure and blue sky. I would consider cropping more off the right side, but still a fun shot to catch.

 Comment Written 12-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 12-Jun-2014

Thanks George, appreciate your constructive feedback. :) Mary

Comment from CappyGirl
Well spotted and captured!
Good that you saw them
Good that you managed to photograph them!
Lovely stop action image, nice detail in the birds plumage.
Well done!

 Comment Written 12-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 12-Jun-2014

Thanks Kim, I appreciate your positive comments :) Mary

Comment from jrconrad
Nice capture. Great sense of flight. Unless it becomes a problem of focus, I would take a little off the left. Make the bird the center as much as you can. Kudoos for the quick response.

 Comment Written 12-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 12-Jun-2014

Thanks JR - unfortunately you guessed right the focus is not strong enough for any tighter cropping :) Mary

Comment from gswell
Nice image of the Spoonbill.
I love taking photos of these birds as well.
Nice detail in the bird
Like the crop as well

 Comment Written 12-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 12-Jun-2014

Thanks so much, I appreciate your positive feedback :) Mary

Comment from supergold
a good framing and capture of this spoonbill in flight; nice contrast with the blue sky and dark trees; excellent focus:

 Comment Written 12-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 12-Jun-2014

Thanks Fred, I really appreciate your positive feedback. :) Mary

Comment from suzannethompson2
Great capture of the beautiful spoonbill in its natural environment, in flight. I like the pose you caught here.

Lighting and focus very good showing excellent clarity. Very nice composition. Suzanne

 Comment Written 12-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 12-Jun-2014

Thanks so much Suzanne, I appreciate your feedback. :) Mary

Comment from MKFlood
good action capture. the clarity is great. the angle of the shot of the bird flying is great.the capture of the light is great. overall great job

 Comment Written 12-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 12-Jun-2014

Thanks so much, I appreciate your positive feedback.

Comment from island_life
I like this picture, as I am a fan of birds in flight. The photo gives you a sense of movement. You did a good job capturing the wings at the bottom of a down beat. While you did catch the bird nicely, the photo does not allow the viewer to get a good look at the bird. I think it is your distance that caused this, which i am sure couldn't be helped, and judging from your discription, they are a rare site in the first place. Nice work!!

 Comment Written 12-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 12-Jun-2014

Thanks so much, yes they were a little out of the 300mm lens ideal limit because their beak is so long and flat the definition doesn't show as much as I would have liked.