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Cape Cormorant 2a
lockbreeze926

Cape Cormorant 2a (Phalacrocorax capensis)

The main attraction at this location is the colony of African Penguins, but they are outnumbered by four Cormorant species who breed in large numbers on the rocks. For this bird, the starburst on the eye-ring was not apparent until the image was zoomed in. Other Cormorant species have this feature, but none I've seen so striking as the Cape
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Habitat
rocky shore (breeding colony with other Cormorant species)
Location
Betty's Bay, Western Cape, RSA
Date taken
10/10/22
Scientific name
Phalacrocorax capensis
Equipment used
Canon EOS R5 RF800mm F11 IS STM
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
ƒ/11.0 800.0 mm 1/250 100
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Category
Africa
Added by
lockbreeze926
Date added
View count
162
Comment count
3

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/11
Focal length
800.0 mm
Exposure time
1/250 second(s)
ISO
100
Filename
Cape Cormorant 2ad-denoise.JPG
File size
3.3 MB
Date taken
Mon, 10 October 2022 6:15 PM
Dimensions
2415px x 2281px

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