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Lapwings (Vanellus vanellus)

Location
Rainham Marshes, London, England, UK
Date taken
12/04/2024
Scientific name
Vanellus vanellus
Equipment used
Canon EOS 7D, Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 L USM
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/4000 second, f/7.1, ISO 1250
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Reactions: Э́ллин, Dabs, delia todd and 1 other person
bievreJJ
lovely to see both the upper and lower wing in one shot, Benji, superb double inflight shot, many tfs!!
 
delia todd
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I've not seen too many Lapwings yet this year.

That's a fabulous flight capture Ben - very well done my friend.
 
Stanley Jones
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Terrific double aerial capture of these lovely Lapwings. They do have a fabulous set of wings and quite a unique shape to them as well. TFS Benji!
 

Media information

Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
BenjiS
Date added
View count
147
Comment count
11

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS 7D
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
400.0 mm
Exposure time
1/4000 second(s)
ISO
1250
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
Lapwings.jpg
File size
2 MB
Date taken
Fri, 12 April 2024 1:04 PM
Dimensions
2365px x 1577px

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