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Just got him!!
delia todd

Just got him!! (Haliastur indus)

Walking back along the patch a Brahminy Kite suddenly appeared in the gap between trees swinging my camera up I just managed a couple of shots before he went out of sight!
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Habitat
Off shore island
Location
Kakadu Beach, Bribie Island, Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia
Date taken
24 October, 2019
Scientific name
Haliastur indus
Equipment used
Nikon Coolpix P900
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
Birdwatching mode
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Reactions: thunor and Danielbirdwatcher
Danielbirdwatcher
Wow, so nice and you did with the Nikon P-900 no easy task for the bridge camera. Delia, he is brilliant looking he looks a lot like our Bald Eagle.
 
Stanley Jones
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Great reaction time and focusing D. I take a lot of these types of pictures in the same scenario, the only difference is mine are never in focus (lol). Superb job!
 

Media information

Category
Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
Added by
delia todd
Date added
View count
286
Comment count
8

Image metadata

Device
NIKON COOLPIX P900
Aperture
ƒ/5
Focal length
80.3 mm
Exposure time
1/500 second(s)
ISO
100
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
BF Brahminy Kite 24 October, 2019.jpg
File size
2.1 MB
Date taken
Thu, 24 October 2019 9:32 AM
Dimensions
4500px x 4335px

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