Pic of the Day

Roseate Spoonbill, Platalea ajaja:

Black Point Wildlife Drive; Merritt Island NWR near Titusville, Florida

     This is the same spoonbill in the previous post.  As the bird moved from the beautiful blue background it walked into a reflection of mangrove trees and began its courting display.  This is a totally different look than the previous post, but the darker background provides a very nice contrast difference with the bird.  I had such great time photographing this bird.

Nikon D800, Nikkor 500mm f/4, 1/1250 second @ f/9