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American Redstart, Female
STEFFRO1

American Redstart, Female (Setophaga ruticilla)

Just the second female I've seen and the first in many years. Still waiting to see a male! Thanks Stanley for the ID! At Huntington Beach State Park, SC
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Habitat
Brackish water pond and pine woods
Location
Huntington Beach State Park, SC
Date taken
9/20/2020
Scientific name
Setophaga ruticilla
Equipment used
Nikon D7200 with Tamron 150-600mm lens
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
ISO1600, F/7.1, 1/2500 Sec
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Reactions: mtn, delia todd and Deb Burhinus
wonderview
Beauty of a shot, well done spotting this and getting the shot! I have them around my place every summer but they are very tough to get a bead on. tfs!
 
Kits
She certainly posed beautifully for you, Bob. A lovely portrait.
 
Danielbirdwatcher
You are a great photographer, Robert. How you got that through the branches looks so sharp is amazing. Oh, and I have never seen this bird before and I live just an hour and a half from there.
 
Stanley Jones
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A real love these Redstarts. The females bring their own striking beauty to be seen. TFS Bob!
 
delia todd
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Aaaaw!!! She's sweet Bob!!

That's a gorgeous picture you've taken of this little lady my friend. Thanks lad.
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
STEFFRO1
Date added
View count
410
Comment count
9

Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D7200
Aperture
ƒ/8
Focal length
550.0 mm
Exposure time
1/4000 second(s)
ISO
1600
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
American Redstart Female 74_9178.jpg
File size
449.1 KB
Date taken
Sun, 20 September 2020 8:40 AM
Dimensions
1024px x 905px

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