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Belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) (5)b.JPG
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Belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) (5)b.JPG (Megaceryle alcyon)

Female belted kingfisher surveying the marsh pond from a perch on a bare branch.
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Habitat
Fresh-water marsh.
Location
San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, Irvine, California.
Date taken
November 7, 2017
Scientific name
Megaceryle alcyon
Equipment used
Nikon Coolpix P900
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/160 sec. f/7.1 720
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KC Foggin
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A beautiful image of this Female Kingfisher and captured in a glowing setting. Nice work ;)
 
delia todd
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That's a terrific picture you've taken of this kingfisher Chuck, such a pretty setting for her too.

Many thanks for showing her to us.
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
cschussman
Date added
View count
153
Comment count
11

Image metadata

Device
NIKON COOLPIX P900
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
196.0 mm
Exposure time
1/160
ISO
400
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
Belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) (5)b.JPG
File size
2.1 MB
Date taken
Tue, 07 November 2017 5:31 PM
Dimensions
4608px x 3456px

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