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Trapeze artiste
delia todd

Trapeze artiste (Egretta novaehollandiae)

We then drove back down the valley to head towards some of Hans and Judy's favourite places closer to town. Outside a farm house still in the valley, we came across a White-faced Heron balancing on the power lines.

Just not a perch I was expecting for this species LOL
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Habitat
Farm in dry rainforest
Location
Austinville Valley, Gold Coast, Queensland
Date taken
13 October, 2019
Scientific name
Egretta novaehollandiae
Equipment used
Nikon Coolpix P900
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
Birdwatching mode
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bievreJJ
I actually seem to remember that most of these herons I saw on power lines, excellent photo, Delia, top marks, many tfs!!
 

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Category
Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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delia todd
Date added
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Comment count
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Image metadata

Device
NIKON COOLPIX P900
Aperture
Ζ’/5
Focal length
98.1 mm
Exposure time
1/800 second(s)
ISO
100
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
BF White-faced Heron 13 October, 2019.jpg
File size
180.3 KB
Date taken
Sun, 13 October 2019 2:00 PM
Dimensions
1080px x 910px

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