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Swallow-tailed Kite (Swallowtail Kite Elanoides forficatus)

Encountered a number of these guys when we were in the Everglades years ago.
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Habitat
Grasslands and swamps
Location
Everglades NP, Forida
Date taken
3/21/2018
Scientific name
Swallowtail Kite Elanoides forficatus
Equipment used
Nikon D7200 with Tamron 150-600mm lens
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
ISO1600, F/7.1, 1/2500 Sec
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KC Foggin
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A gorgeous aerial image of this Kite and captured beautifully Bob!
 
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An outstanding flight shot, Bob, with wonderful clarity.
 
delia todd
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Mmmm.... such beautiful birds these - they must be wonderful to watch Bob!!!

A super picture my friend - thanks lad.
 

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Category
North America
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STEFFRO1
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View count
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Comment count
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Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D7200
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
280.0 mm
Exposure time
1/6400
ISO
1600
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
Swallow-tailed Kite 74_2183.jpg
File size
358.2 KB
Date taken
Wed, 21 March 2018 10:41 AM
Dimensions
1024px x 925px

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