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Old 09-07-2007, 1:15 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Rather unusual bird I thought - haven't a clue what it is though...

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Old 09-07-2007, 1:49 PM   #2 (permalink)
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UR not joking....that is One UGLY bird.

Great DOF BTW
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Old 09-07-2007, 2:23 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Very nice picture.

I am pretty sure its a Marabou Stork.
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Lovely shot there. Which lens were you using?
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Cool shot!! Where did you take that one??
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Old 09-07-2007, 2:33 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Re: Ugly Bird

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Lovely shot there. Which lens were you using?
Was taken with a Sigma 70-300mm APO DG

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Cool shot!! Where did you take that one??
Taken in Dublin Zoo
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Old 09-07-2007, 2:38 PM   #7 (permalink)
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It's a very beautiful shot of a very ugly subject. You done good.

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haven't a clue what it is though...
That would be a Marabou Stork from Africa
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Old 09-07-2007, 3:20 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder
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