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Confused
delia todd

Confused (Esacus giganteus)

Not only are Beach Thick-knees called stone-curlews sometimes, they also moved to another Genus meaning they are known by another scientific name by some LOL

But these were our main target for them, as they're not seen everywhere.
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Habitat
Beach sanctuary
Location
Kakadu Beach, Bribie Island, Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia
Date taken
24 October, 2019
Scientific name
Esacus giganteus
Equipment used
Nikon Coolpix P900
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
Birdwatching mode
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Reactions: thunor, KC Foggin, Danielbirdwatcher and 1 other person
bievreJJ
fantastic eye level capture of this marvelous stone curlew, Delia, beautiful against the blue sky, top notch, many tfs!!
 
Stanley Jones
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What a marvelous target species and a brilliant low camera view frontal closeup. Great head turn, eye contact, lighting, focus, colors, setting, and background. Spectacular D! Congratulations!
 

Media information

Category
Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
Added by
delia todd
Date added
View count
236
Comment count
8

Image metadata

Device
NIKON COOLPIX P900
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
214.0 mm
Exposure time
1/500 second(s)
ISO
100
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
BF Beach Thick-knee 24 October, 2019.jpg
File size
3.1 MB
Date taken
Thu, 24 October 2019 9:12 AM
Dimensions
4050px x 4085px

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