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Purple martin in flight
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Zackiedawg

Purple martin in flight (Progne subis)

Speedy little bullets to try to track, but fun to try! The martins return to South Florida right around the end of January and to feed and breed, and stay until early summer before flying back off to South America around July.
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Habitat
Field, prairie, forest, backyards
Location
Delray Beach, Florida
Date taken
April 8, 2017
Scientific name
Progne subis
Equipment used
Sony A6300, Sony FE 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G OSS lens
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
300mm, F5.6, 1/1600 shutter, 800 ISO
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Such a well focused and detailed flight shot!
 
Weasel1
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Can only agree with the above, it is a super flight shot.

Love the irridescence on the feathers.
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Zackiedawg
Date added
View count
113
Comment count
6

Image metadata

Device
SONY ILCE-6300
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
300.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1600
ISO
800
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
165263819.QXkZD5yL.MatoGrnCay8apr17363.jpg
File size
247.9 KB
Date taken
Sat, 08 April 2017 9:51 AM
Dimensions
1400px x 932px

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