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Breakfast run (Ardea melanocephala)

A black headed Heron with a lizard it had caught. I watched it catch 3 of these, in quick succession.
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Habitat
Grassland or open savanna, ponds and bodies of water
Location
Addo Elephant National Park
Date taken
September 2016
Scientific name
Ardea melanocephala
Equipment used
Pentax K-30 with a Sigma 170-500mm APO lens
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
ƒ/6.7 Shutter Speed 1/320s ISO 160 @ 500mm
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Category
Africa
Added by
noelcmn
Date added
View count
619
Comment count
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Image metadata

Device
PENTAX PENTAX K-30
Aperture
ƒ/6.7
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/320 second(s)
ISO
160
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
IMGP4292 - Copy.JPG
File size
239.1 KB
Date taken
Tue, 13 September 2016 10:52 AM
Dimensions
900px x 595px

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