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Play With Your Food
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Play With Your Food (Nyctanassa violacea)

This Yellow-crowned Night Heron tosses a small crab in the air to position it for a good swallow (he dropped it the first time!).
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Location
Tarpon Springs, Florida
Date taken
June 8, 2022
Scientific name
Nyctanassa violacea
Equipment used
Nikon Z7 II, Nikkor AF-S 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR, TC-14E III
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/500, f/8, ISO 3200
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Reactions: Ted Y.
Kits
Brilliant timing, focusing and detail, Ron.
 
Stanley Jones
Supporter
Lol, looks like it got it right this time. Marvelous action and behavioral close-up showing fabulous detail. Excellent work Ron!
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
RonB2
Date added
View count
299
Comment count
4

Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON Z 7_2
Aperture
ƒ/8
Focal length
700.0 mm
Exposure time
1/500 second(s)
ISO
3200
Filename
DSC_6940-Enhanced.jpg
File size
4.1 MB
Date taken
Wed, 08 June 2022 7:17 PM
Dimensions
3000px x 2400px

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