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Description

Brazil’s Pantanal
from a small boat in the river

These gorgeous Jabiru storks are huge (5 feet tall, 8 foot wingspan, up to 20# ) and are the largest flying bird in the Americas. They occasionally wander into the US.
This one had a nice fish, but the caiman - always observant - came up behind him and startled him into dropping the fish, which the caiman promptly scooped up.

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Technical Details

Sony A1
FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II + 1.4X Teleconverter @ 183
Date Taken: 2024-08-15 08:18:10
Exposure Time: 1/3200 sec
F Number: f/10
ISO Speed Ratings: ISO 1600
Exposure Program: Manual
Metering Mode: Center weighted average
Exposure Bias: 0 EV

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Hi Sandy, nice behavioral capture with the interaction between the bird and caiman. The stork doesn’t look too happy with the result. This image tells a good story. Exposure on the stork looks good to me with details in the white and black feathers.

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Very cool, Sandy. I like the background in this image. It’s probably just the angle of the background, but I’d think about giving this a touch of clockwise rotation.

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Beautiful look at the Jabiru, Sandy. And the caiman with the fish is a nice bonus and tells a story.

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Hi Sandy
Unfair, (I didn’t think we are allowed to post alien creatures). This photograph is outstanding.
Peter