A Colorful Sundown Means Time to Roost for Many Birds
![A group of white ibis head for their roosting grounds as the sun goes down and the moon comes up.](https://i0.wp.com/whatnext10.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/045C6FAA-BD7B-478D-88FF-A561F528C782.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1)
When I took my little “staycation”, I lucked into a beautiful sunset out in Cedar Key. As the sun was going down a nearly full moon was rising. I was just about ready to head out for home when I noticed several groups of various wading birds flying across the water and heading for their roosting sites. They were quite a ways out over the water but I still had my telephoto lens on the camera so I took a few shots. Since the light was low, the birds moving, and I was pushing the limits of my camera and lens, several of the shots came out as just blurs, but I was actually pleasantly surprised at how well this one came out. The birds were too far away to identify in the image, but with my binoculars I could see that they where American white ibis (Eudocimus albus). Getting the chance to photograph a flock of birds flying to roost at sunset seemed like a beautifully fitting way to end a great day of birding.
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