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Scarlet Flight

This was captured in Georgetown, Guyana. The red ibis had been flying regularly before sundown. I had been waiting for several days for them to fly by close enough to capture how the Caribbean's late afternoon sunlight made their redness shine brightly.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 03.2022
Date Uploaded: 09.2023
Photo Location: Georgetown, Guyana
Camera: NIKON D500
Copyright: © Jairo Valverde Bermudez