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Tricolored heron flying high
Zackiedawg

Tricolored heron flying high (Egretta tricolor)

Another large wading bird common in Florida, and also showing some breeding coloration with the bill turning from yellow to blue
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Habitat
Wetlands
Location
Delray Beach, Florida
Date taken
February 20, 2021
Scientific name
Egretta tricolor
Equipment used
Sony A6600, Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS lens
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
600mm, F6.3, 1/1000 shutter, 125 ISO
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delia todd
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That's a marvellous flight capture Justin. You've shown some great plumage detail in there lad.

Many thanks for showing it to us.
 

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Category
North America
Added by
Zackiedawg
Date added
View count
884
Comment count
5

Image metadata

Device
SONY ILCE-6600
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
600.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1000 second(s)
ISO
125
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
171435461.0xR3Jnwe.PWGreenWako21feb210849.jpg
File size
371.9 KB
Date taken
Sat, 20 February 2021 5:18 PM
Dimensions
1800px x 1200px

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