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Mandarin drake
Keith Dickinson

Mandarin drake (Aix galericulata)

Bird on a bough in woodland
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Habitat
Wooded gorge
Location
Strid Woods at Bolton Abbey North Yorkshire UK
Date taken
16 May 2021
Scientific name
Aix galericulata
Equipment used
Canon 5D mkii with Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary zoom
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/1600 f6.3 iso 3200
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delia todd
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Don't think I've seen one in a tree before Keith. Mind I've not really seen very many of these guys.

A super pic this lad.

I think the reason the thumbnail isn't displaying properly is due to the picture size at over 5000px. I've uploaded one as a test at 4500 px, but usually do mine at 3500px.

.... and we need the scientific name in the Tags too lad. That's how the system finds pictures on searches.
 
KC Foggin
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I have never seen an image of one of these beauties perched in a tree. A great capture Keith!
 

Media information

Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
Keith Dickinson
Date added
View count
212
Comment count
3

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
600.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1600 second(s)
ISO
3200
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
IMG_2094.jpg
File size
727.6 KB
Date taken
Sun, 16 May 2021 6:42 AM
Dimensions
5616px x 3744px

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