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A dark ibis with bronze-gold feather markings probes the wet mud at the edge of a shallow wetland, with blurred reeds behind it and open water to the right.

Ibis Probing the Mudflat

A lone wild ibis forages along a wetland mudbank under flat overcast light, bill sunk into the silt, with dark plumage showing a bronze sheen.

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Authentic wildlife photograph, 3:2 landscape. A single wild ibis with dark glossy plumage and a faint bronze-gold sheen on its wings walks along a wet wetland mudbank, long curved bill probing into the silt, resourceful and self-directed. Accurate anatomy, fine feather detail, slender legs, small ripples. Soft overcast diffuse daylight, natural muted colours, charcoal mud and slate water, a few pale gold dry reeds softly blurred behind. Bird in the left third, side-on, with open calm water and mud space to the right. 400mm telephoto from a respectful distance, low viewpoint, shallow depth of field, subtle sensor grain, believable exposure. Quiet observational documentary mood. No people, no text, no logos, no watermarks.

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