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A first date?
Jaysan

A first date? (Gallinago gallinago)

Thanks to the marathon, the roads were closed to traffic. It was a quiet day at the hide. Probably why the snipe was closer than usual and displaying. My first view of a snipe display. Hope to see its flying display someday.
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Habitat
Lagoon
Location
Musselburgh
Date taken
September 2021
Scientific name
Gallinago gallinago
Equipment used
Canon EOS R; 100-400
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delia todd
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Yeah.... I hope you do too Sandeep. I was lucky enough to see and hear one up in the north of Scotland one day. Amazing it was.

You've a terrific picture of this Snipe laddie - very well done.

I hope your family are keeping well.
 

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Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
Jaysan
Date added
View count
339
Comment count
4

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
400.0 mm
Exposure time
1/2500 second(s)
ISO
1600
Filename
1H0A8246.JPG
File size
742.9 KB
Date taken
Sun, 19 September 2021 12:20 PM
Dimensions
1200px x 800px

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