The fugitive


Posted by Vertigo on Wed Oct 07, 2015 3:35 pm

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Sacred Ibis, an African species invasive in western France.

A few of these birds escaped from a french zoo in the 1980's. Now they are thousands breeding on the french western coast. Eradication was decided, especially because they can eat Tern eggs and chicks.

I took this picture last sunday, demonstrating that some keep going ! The picture is a bit dull, as was the weather (EV = 11), but I thought it fits the bird's look pretty well.

Thanks for watching ! C&C welcome.

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by Dorian Anderson on Thu Oct 08, 2015 12:50 am
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Nice detail on the wing/tail feathers. Wish he was coming at us a bit more.
 

by ANIT MITRA on Thu Oct 08, 2015 5:40 am
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Like the bird with the food(!) and nice information..agree with the last comment "(coming at us a bit more)"
Let live properly and let them live properly...
 

by Karl Egressy on Thu Oct 08, 2015 7:00 am
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Shooting angle is not the best but the food item wrapped around the beak is a nice feature.
 

by Homer on Thu Oct 08, 2015 8:03 am
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Great shot with a catch
 

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