morning stretch

kathy s gillentine

morning stretch

Capture this roseate spoonbill on Ft. Myers beach , Florida. Many thanks to Karen, Rick and Claytong Moore for showing me such a Fantastic day, they made it possible for me , Gina, and Rosalie to get really close to nature.Thank you again for making this possible.
Canon 40D

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morning stretch by kathy s gillentine
morning stretch by kathy s gillentine
  • JennyDean

    JennyDean

    lovely shot kathy.

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks jenny

  • linifer

    linifer

    Wonderful shot Kathy!!!!! xx

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much, I have trying for a while to capture these birds… I finally did. lol

  • Robert Elliott

    Robert Elliott

    wonderful capture Kathy

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you Robert

  • Karl Davis

    Karl Davis

    Excellent capture Kathy.

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much karl

  • Isa Rodriguez

    Isa Rodriguez

    beautiful !!!!.................. im so jelly .:).. amazing cool wonder of a shot. xx

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much, I have been waiting on the day to capture these beautiful birds

  • Rainy

    Rainy

    Beautiful capture Kathy!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks alot rainy

  • suefel48

    suefel48

    This is gorgeous!!!....I’ve never seen a roseate spoonbill before this!!....Stunning capture, Kathy!!!... :-))

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much sue, they are not ewasy to find here anymore…to much mankind damage to their homes

  • mltrue

    mltrue

    Wonderful! It looks so graceful, and such beautiful colors!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much

  • BigD

    BigD

    Beautiful Kathy

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks Big D

  • Karen Moore

    Karen Moore

    Kathy , this is beautiful, I can see I need that bigger lens. I love the way the light is on the wing. Nice job on the comp. Rick wanted to tell you that Gina got a bit to close to nature.

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks Karen…. and yes I do agree with Rick normally I never get that close…however this time I broke my rules….because I have been waiting so long to capture these guys… he can punish me next time. lol

  • PrairieRose

    PrairieRose

    So beautiful!! Such a gorgeous bird…...............!!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much rosie

  • Hawker

    Hawker

    Wow Spectacular capture, love the colour of this spoonbill

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you so much

  • CynLynn

    CynLynn

    Oh Kathy, this is so beautiful and graceful! excellent shot!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much cindy, ther are beautiful birds…and you don;t see them often

  • BigD

    BigD

    congratulations on being featured in the Canon DSLR group
    your hosts at Canon DSLR

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    woo hoo thanks so much Big D

  • KarenKSmith

    KarenKSmith

    Instant fav…beautiful color and awesome capture!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you so much karen

  • bill oneil

    bill oneil

    Wow, lovely shot , and that colour in his wings is magical.

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much Bill, this is my first time capturing these beautiful birds…and I was so excited

  • lorilee

    lorilee

    A fabulous capture – lovely light!!!!!!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you so much

  • Meeli Sonn

    Meeli Sonn

    Great shot

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much

  • Virginia N. Fred

    Virginia N. Fred

    Hahahaha I read that one Karen lol. Nicely done Kathy, what a great pose I may have one like this also lol nice work and congrats onyour feature woo hoo….gina

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    oh yeah…again you get me in trouble. lol we will be punished by Rick, and we must push the boats off the beach now. lol thanks so much

  • Svetlana Sewell

    Svetlana Sewell

    Gorgeous shot!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much

  • Carol Barona

    Carol Barona

    Fantastic! Great color!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much carol

  • Virginia N. Fred

    Virginia N. Fred

    Hahahaha why I get the blame shoot I hurt my tush and other parts lmao, O well start pushing girl heave ho heave ho lol

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    cause you said ” let’s go closer” and I said ok…lol pushing , pushing …opps just fell

  • Virginia N. Fred

    Virginia N. Fred

    All in all I would bust my ass again it was worth the great shots I got

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    lol…I had so much fun

  • Bradley Nichol

    Bradley Nichol

    Kathy…...nicely done !

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you so much Bradley

  • Polly Peacock

    Polly Peacock

    Kathy, this is absolutely gorgeous! What an excellent shot of such a beautiful and colorful bird in motion!! Awesome work and keep it up!!! It’s so fantastic to see wildlife from all over the states!! :))

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much I have been trying for so long to capture these guys, and with the help of Redbubbler Karen Moore and her great family I was able to do this…they took us out on boats to get to them

  • Polly Peacock

    Polly Peacock

    PS Congratulations on the feature – YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!! :) Well deserved of course!!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you so much

  • Rhenastarr

    Rhenastarr

    Congrats on a well deserved feature. Just beautiful.

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you so much

  • WayoftheWarrior

    WayoftheWarrior

    Specfab!!!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much tony

  • Karen Moore

    Karen Moore

    Congats on the feature !!! Well Deserved ! When Rick said that Gina should not get that close to nature he meant that falling on the oyster bed was to close, not you getting to close.

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much karen, oh I see…I think she wanted to go for a swin but didn’t want to tell us. lol good I am not in the dog house with rick. lol

  • Rosalie Scanlon

    Rosalie Scanlon

    Gorgeous capture Kathy and congrats on your feature.

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much I couldn’t believe it was featured twice yesterday, I was suprised when I got hime from venice

  • Rajdev D

    Rajdev D

    So very beautiful

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much

  • Karen Tillotson

    Karen Tillotson

    BEAUTIFUL shot! What a glorious creature….magnificent work Kathy!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much , they really are beautiful animals

  • David Clarke

    David Clarke

    Wonderful shot, Kathy, the light is just perfect!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much David, the sun was just coming over the mangroves shining on these birds

  • John Vandeven

    John Vandeven

    That is a lovely shot Kathy.
    Well put together image.

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much john

  • MClementReilly

    MClementReilly

    Another greay capture.
    great work!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks alot Reilly

  • melant1017

    melant1017

    This is beautiful, the color and pose are great! Very, very good work Kathy :-)

    ~A

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much antonio

  • Gili Orr

    Gili Orr

    Wow, that’s a beauty, Kathy!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks Gili, I have been trying forever and a day to capture these birds…thanks to another RB (karen Moore & family with a boat ) I could

  • Alana Ranney

    Alana Ranney

    Great color and capture!!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much

  • handprintz

    handprintz

    Such a pretty bird, love the pink through his wings, great action shot

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much trudi

  • Steven Agius

    Steven Agius

    Brillant capture what stunning colours this bird has.

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks alot, they are beautiful birds

  • LjMaxx

    LjMaxx

    Gorgeous image!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you

  • Martina Fagan

    Martina Fagan

    Oh my this is just perfect:)

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you tina

  • Linda Syms

    Linda Syms

    Beautiful shot Kathy.

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much

  • Peri

    Peri

    Absolutely wonderful capture. Love the spread wings! Perfect.

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you

  • Jeff Ore

    Jeff Ore

    Great shot

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much

  • Steve Buffington

    Steve Buffington

    What can I say? It smokes.

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much steve

  • kevinmawson

    kevinmawson

    Excellent capture,Beautiful bird!

    km.

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much

  • Rick & Deb Larson

    Rick & Deb Larson

    A FABULOUS capture!! We were hoping to see one while we were in Florida, no such luck though. Take Care ~ Deb ~ :)

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank so much Deb, this is my frist time getting this close to them to capture them…and I must thank Karen Moore and her family for taking me on their boat…so I could get this

  • Louise Robinson

    Louise Robinson

    Stunning capture! The colour is just perfect and the shot is perfectly angled. Very nice work!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you Lousie

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you Lousie

  • seawhisper

    seawhisper

    awww it’s so beautiful, the pose, the light, the colours! going to my favs :)

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much

  • Lucindawind

    Lucindawind

    absolutely beautiful bird and shot xx

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks alot

  • Antanas

    Antanas

    great capture

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much

  • Sandy Stewart

    Sandy Stewart

    Perfect timing and the lovely warm lighting sets the fuchsia/pink shades of the bird out so beautifully! : )

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much

  • Nancy Chambers

    Nancy Chambers

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you so much Nancy

  • Shannon Marie Ferguson

    Shannon Marie ...

    Beautiful wings! Wow! Great capture.

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you shannon

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1

    fabulous – stunning capture – love the colour as the light catches his wings
    ;))

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much

  • EarthGipsy

    EarthGipsy

    Top Shot

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much

  • Virginia N. Fred

    Virginia N. Fred

    Congrats on your feature woo hoo

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much girl

  • Lisawv

    Lisawv

    Fantastic capture Kathy.

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks alot lisa

  • Kaliquo

    Kaliquo

    Beautiful capture! Congrats on the features :)

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you so much

  • shadyuk

    shadyuk

    absolutely fantastic !

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you so much

  • Phil Threlfall

    Phil Threlfall

    Yeah… nice shot

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks phil

  • Little Rascals Studio

    Little Rascals...

    What a beautiful capture Kathy!, wow do I miss water

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much, I find myself going to the beach all the time to photograph, I can never get enough of it

  • CarolM

    CarolM

    Beautiful! Fabulous lighting, color and pose. Good detail. One very lovely shot!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you carol

  • Elaine Teague

    Elaine Teague

    What a fabulous looking spoonbill and a fabulous capture Kathy. Congratulations on your features too.

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you

  • ildilazar

    ildilazar

    Gorgeous capture Kathy!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you so much

  • Ann Van Breemen

    Ann Van Breemen

    Beautiful, Kathy. I saw a small flock of these gorgeous birds in the Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge while we were travelling through Florida last year. Such a pretty pink.:)

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you Ann, they are beauitful birds, this is my first time getting this close to them

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