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Sandhill crane in the backlight (Grus canadensis)

This distant sandhill crane out in the grasslands was being backlit by the sun, which gave it an ethereal, stately look
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Habitat
Wetlands, grasslands
Location
Boynton Beach, Florida
Date taken
March 21, 2020
Scientific name
Grus canadensis
Equipment used
Sony A6600, Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS lens
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
541mm, F6.3, 1/500 shutter, 200 ISO
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Such lovely lighting and a great pose and setting.
 

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Category
North America
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Zackiedawg
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Image metadata

Device
SONY ILCE-6600
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
541.0 mm
Exposure time
1/500
ISO
200
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
170554951.iWmIs70i.uWako21mar200437.jpg
File size
804.1 KB
Date taken
Sat, 21 March 2020 3:49 PM
Dimensions
1400px x 1120px

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