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Monk parakeets in flight
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Zackiedawg

Monk parakeets in flight (Myiopsitta monachus)

Here we call them monk parakeets - others call them 'Quaker parrots'. Very well established invasive species here in South Florida, huge 'apartment' style nests can be found on the side of power poles and cell towers with 15-30 or more nesting chambers. And they are very noisy!
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Habitat
Urban
Location
Wellington, Florida
Date taken
December 19, 2020
Scientific name
Myiopsitta monachus
Equipment used
Sony A6600, Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS lens w/1.4x teleconverter
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
617mm, F9, 1/1000 shutter, 160 ISO
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KC Foggin
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A great fly by image of these Parakeets Zack and captured beautifully.
 
delia todd
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That's a cracking flight capture Justin.

Such lovely parakeets - many thanks for showing it to us lad.
 

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Category
North America
Added by
Zackiedawg
Date added
View count
70
Comment count
5

Image metadata

Device
SONY ILCE-6600
Aperture
ƒ/9
Focal length
617.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1000
ISO
160
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
171312972.r27Ytka4.WkoGrenCayPW19dec200305.jpg
File size
253.3 KB
Date taken
Sat, 19 December 2020 1:33 PM
Dimensions
1800px x 1200px

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