Black-necked Stork

[wigz]

I finally managed to get out to the wetlands this afternoon. I saw a swan nesting there the other day and thought it might look good in the late afternoon light. On arrival I disturbed this stork which I hadn't seen because of surrounding vegetation. I managed to get a few shots as it flew off.



I was lucky to get an image at all. I normally shoot on manual with auto-iso set. It wasn't until the light started to fade that I realised that auto-iso was turned off. So it's pure luck that these turned out. I did get some swan shots (and others) that I will post later.

[Ironwood]

Good effort, turned out well.
Some times you can be lucky, normally when that happens to me, I get black images

[wigz]

Thanks Brad.

[Toddyh]

Nice capture. I've always called these Jabiru.

[wigz]

Had not heard that before. I don't see them around here very often so getting a decent photo is pretty special.

[Toddyh]

Learned that from an Aboriginal up in Kakadu.

[Isac]

Great BIF shot wigz! If they are not common in your area then that's pretty special. It's definitely a Black-necked Stork and Todd's right that the ones in Australia are called Jabiru and that's because they are similar in appearance to the real Jabiru from Brazil and surrounding areas - they have a bright red collar. Your image is showing the juvenile because of the patterned wings and it's not yet got the bright red legs of the adult. Just a bit of trivia