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Zackiedawg

Eastern meadowlark (Sturnella magna)

Despite the name, not a lark, but a member of the blackbird family. Certainly one of the most colorful!
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Habitat
Meadow, grasslands
Location
Wellington, Florida
Date taken
January 18, 2014
Scientific name
Sturnella magna
Equipment used
Sony DSLR-A580, Minolta 300mm F4 APO with 1.4x APO II teleconverter
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
420mm, F5.6, 1/500 shutter, 160 ISO
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Kits
Wonderful! The pose, composition and detail are fabulous.
 
KC Foggin
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A beautiful image of this Meadowlark Zack and a beautifully composed image guy!
 
Weasel1
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Really good to see a different take from the usual Meadowlark images we see, as most are perched on a fence post or the like, so great to see one perched in a shrub / bush.
 
Digiscoper321
Excellent shot,nicely composed with the diagonal touch,great colours and a nice pose from the bird.
 

Media information

Category
North America
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Zackiedawg
Date added
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Comment count
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Image metadata

Device
SONY DSLR-A580
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
420.0 mm
Exposure time
1/500
ISO
160
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
166402032.sYmkhgjr.GreenWaellington18jan14239a.jpg
File size
494.4 KB
Date taken
Sat, 18 January 2014 2:41 PM
Dimensions
1800px x 1200px

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