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Grey Heron
McHeath

Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)

I find it amazing that Herons' lightning reflexes work just as efficiently when catching prey above the water surface as when they're automatically adjusting for the angle of refraction to catch fish swimming below it.
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Habitat
Lake in urban park
Location
Frankfurt, Germany
Date taken
19.08.21.
Scientific name
Ardea cinerea
Equipment used
Panasonic Lumix FZ300
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Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
McHeath
Date added
View count
318
Comment count
4

Image metadata

Device
Panasonic DMC-FZ300
Aperture
ƒ/2.8
Focal length
108.0 mm
Exposure time
1/2500 second(s)
ISO
800
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
Grey Heron Frankfurt.jpg
File size
1.6 MB
Date taken
Sat, 14 August 2021 12:19 PM
Dimensions
2222px x 1555px

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