The Spoon in Flight! - a photo on Flickriver

            The African spoonbill (Platalea alba) is a long-legged wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae. 
It lives in marshy wetlands with some open shallow water and nests in colonies in trees or reedbeds. The African spoonbill feeds in shallow water, and fishes for various fish, molluscs, amphibians, crustaceans, insects and larvae. The animal uses its open bill to catch foods by swinging it from side-to-side in the water, which catches foods in its mouth. Long legs and thin, pointed toes enable it to walk easily through varying depths of water.
The African spoonbill is almost unmistakable through most of its range. The breeding bird is all white except for its red legs and face and long grey spatulate bill. 

This beautiful African Spoonbill  was photographed on a photography safari during a late evening bird walk along the shores of Lake Elementaita, Kenya.
   

Taken in: Kenya / Nakuru / Tunne (show map)

Taken on: June 26, 2018

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Sets appears in: • Lake Naivasha & Elementaita • Birds of East Africa more » • Wildlife Set « less

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Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, f/6.3, 1/250 sec, 600mm, ISO 320 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Lens:	EF600mm f/4L IS USM
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	600mm
ISO:	320
Exposure Bias:	+4/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 21.1 (Macintosh)
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