{"id":14642,"date":"2014-03-29T05:14:40","date_gmt":"2014-03-29T11:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=14642"},"modified":"2025-09-03T12:09:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T17:09:08","slug":"sunset-and-a-roseate-spoonbill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2014\/03\/29\/sunset-and-a-roseate-spoonbill\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunset and a Roseate Spoonbill"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SunsetSunset and a Roseate Spoonbill – Nikon D200, handheld, f6.3, 1\/500, ISO 250, Nikkor 80-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Most of my time spent photographing birds at Fort De Soto County Park was in the early morning hours but the times I photographed in the evenings were just as magical.<\/p>\n

The light around sunrise and sunset is “sweet light” for bird photography and whenever possible I try to find birds in that light.<\/p>\n

The sun angle is low and the light on birds at sunset seems to make them glow.<\/p>\n

The tide was rushing out of the tidal lagoon very quickly when I photographed this Roseate Spoonbill at the “Magic Hour” and the light on the Spoonbill and the Spartina behind it enchanted me. I hope that it enchants you too.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Roseate Spoonbill photos plus facts and information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The tide was rushing out of the tidal lagoon very quickly when I photographed this Roseate Spoonbill at the “Magic Hour” and the light on the Spoonbill and the Spartina behind it enchanted me. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":154094,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[27,25,704,177],"tags":[4004,4021,4083,4035,3980,4266,1481,4139,3993,4140,4032],"class_list":["post-14642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-avian","category-florida","category-fort-de-soto-county-park","category-roseate-spoonbills","tag-adult","tag-bird-photography","tag-birding","tag-nature-photography","tag-pinellas-county","tag-platalea-ajaja","tag-roseate-spoonbill","tag-spartina","tag-sunset","tag-tidal-lagoon","tag-wildlife-photography"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t