Wood Stork!

Had some fun today. Does anybody know how common these are in Orlando? I saw three at one point.

1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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7 I wish I could of cropped out a little on the left!
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8 GIMMIE!! This little guy had to fight off a wood stork and heron!
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Really nice series Kurt.
#4 looks like a dance.
The exposure and sharpness on #7 is awesome.
Cloning out the stick that looks like it going through the base of his neck might be worth doing.

thanks for sharing

Thanks. The exposure was really hard to get on all of the shots. White birds and harsh sun is a bad combo!

Nice series!!!

Yes...I see them all the time driving around town! Sometimes they soar high like Eagles.......

Very nice images of a endangered species.

Nice series. I've never seen a wood stork! Thanks for posting these.