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black-winged stilt
bievreJJ

black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

Habitat
saltpans
Location
Salin de Giraud, Camargue, France
Date taken
09 September 2023
Scientific name
Himantopus himantopus
Equipment used
canon EOS 90D + canon 400 mm 1:5.6
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Kits
Looking very elegant in that lovely lighting, JJ.
 
delia todd
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OMG!!! His legs look even longer in that low level image JJ LOL

An outstanding picture my friend, many thanks.
 
Stanley Jones
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Looks like they got the common name on this right. It is definitely on stilts. Great low camera view with excellent lighting showing marvelous focus and dof. Superb work JJ! TFS!
 

Media information

Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
bievreJJ
Date added
View count
365
Comment count
8

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS 90D
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
400.0 mm
Exposure time
1/800 second(s)
ISO
125
Filename
black-winged stilt 23_51.jpg
File size
5.8 MB
Date taken
Sat, 09 September 2023 9:39 AM
Dimensions
4787px x 2692px

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