{"id":118857,"date":"2022-09-12T04:39:51","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T10:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=118857"},"modified":"2022-09-12T04:59:52","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T10:59:52","slug":"white-faced-ibis-playing-peekaboo-in-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/12\/white-faced-ibis-playing-peekaboo-in-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"White-faced Ibis Playing Peekaboo In Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"

In smoky, morning light.<\/p>\n

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1\/3200, f\/5.6, ISO 1000, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

Three days ago at Bear River MBR I got about a half dozen sharp shots of this White-faced Ibis as ‘he’ was about to land in the water very close to a small group of Black-necked Stilts. Most of my photos of him were more traditional than this one but I kept coming back to this shot because of the peekaboo pose.<\/p>\n

If we couldn’t see most of his head tucked in there between his wings I wouldn’t like the image as much as I do but not only can we see it, there’s actually a catch light in his eye. So the photo has some mystery but when the viewer looks more closely, it’s resolved.<\/p>\n

The incredibly warm light, which may or may not be a good thing, was caused by Idaho wildfire smoke in the early morning. Readers will remember the photo I posted two days ago of the sun rising over the mountains<\/a><\/span><\/span> that turned the entire eastern sky a fiery red. This photo was taken only about a half hour after that so the light was still very warm.<\/p>\n

It’s likely that this image will have limited appeal but I enjoy it as a change of pace.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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PS – If you’re curious about how his landing turned out, the ibis did just fine but…<\/p>\n

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the stilts weren’t too happy about it. I suspect the ibis deliberately displaced the stilts.<\/p>\n

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In smoky, morning light. (2 photos)<\/p>\n

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