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black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

Habitat
salt pans
Location
Salin de Giraud, Camargue, France
Date taken
02 April 2024
Scientific name
Himantopus himantopus
Equipment used
canon EOS 90D + canon 400 mm 1:5.6
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Reactions: Tringa45, Ozprey1, Dabs and 4 others
Dabs
Lovely water backdrop for this graceful long legged wader, JJ.

Marvelous shot!
 
Stanley Jones
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Fabulous pose showing it hunting with those long legs giving it a great view looking down on its potential prey. Great image quality, colors, setting, and composition. Quality work JJ! TFS!
 

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Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
bievreJJ
Date added
View count
164
Comment count
13

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS 90D
Aperture
ƒ/11
Focal length
400.0 mm
Exposure time
1/800 second(s)
ISO
400
Filename
black-winged stilt 24_02.jpg
File size
6.7 MB
Date taken
Tue, 02 April 2024 12:01 PM
Dimensions
5120px x 2880px

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