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FSCN1607.JPG
Danielbirdwatcher

FSCN1607.JPG (Ictinia mississippiensis)

Mississippi Kite, Poor lighting but darn it Charleston is constantly cloudy and rainy these days. Had to post it's a lifer for me. Maybe I should have had a Canon Camera, I have heard they do well in poor lighting.
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Habitat
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
Location
Charleston, South Carolina USA,
Date taken
June 2021
Scientific name
Ictinia mississippiensis
Equipment used
Nikon Coolpix P900
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
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Reactions: j toon, the_kenyanbirder, John Nihon and 2 others
bievreJJ
a marvelous photo of this superb raptor, Daniel, superb pose and a great setting. The lighting looks pretty good to me, congratulations with this wonderful lifer!
 
peterow
A wonderful colourful and detailed capture you have of this raptor, Daniel. Brilliant, well done.
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Danielbirdwatcher
Date added
View count
355
Comment count
15

Image metadata

Device
NIKON COOLPIX P900
Aperture
ƒ/8
Focal length
357.0 mm
Exposure time
1/500 second(s)
ISO
140
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
FSCN1607.JPG
File size
2.6 MB
Date taken
Sun, 27 June 2021 9:32 AM
Dimensions
2816px x 2112px

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