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Feral pigeon SF
Jonno52

Feral pigeon SF (Columba livia domestica)

Heavy crop, a fairly distant bird. Possibly not the most beautiful or interesting of species, but I thought this one looked rather charming in its own way (it may look rather oversharpened, but in fact I applied less sharpening than usual).

They're fast fliers: this was taken at 1/4000th second.

Thank you for your comments on my pictures, stay safe and well, and good birding!

John
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Habitat
Built-up inner city
Location
London, UK
Date taken
5 December 2020
Scientific name
Columba livia domestica
Equipment used
Canon EOS 7D Mk II, EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/4000th sec, f/5.6, ISO 400
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Kits
I think they are attractive in their own way, John. A well detailed flight shot.
 
Stanley Jones
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A marvelous aerial of this fast flying pigeon. Excellent stop-action, focus, colors, and background. TFS John!
 
bievreJJ
not easy indeed to catch these fast flying pigeons, super sharp photo, John, its eye stands out marvelously, first rate job, many tfs!!
 
peterow
One of the strongest flyers in the bird world. And you have done a great job to capture this Woodpigeon in a great sharp image John. A brilliant flyby, well done.
 
delia todd
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:giggle: That really is a fine flight capture John and a great entry for SF too.

Many thanks for showing him to us my friend.
 

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Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
Jonno52
Date added
View count
636
Comment count
13

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
400.0 mm
Exposure time
1/4000 second(s)
ISO
400
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
Feral pigeon 443A0896 standard BF.jpg
File size
99 KB
Date taken
Sat, 05 December 2020 9:57 AM
Dimensions
1262px x 789px

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