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White Pelican Splash Down
Finally got one to fly close by yesterday morning. At Huntington Beach State Park, SC
Habitat
Brackish water pond and pine woods
Location
Huntington Beach State Park, SC
Date taken
1/31/2021
Scientific name
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Equipment used
Nikon D7200 with Tamron 150-600mm lens
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
ISO2000, F/6.3, 1/1500 Sec
You timed that perfectly, Bob! A wonderful action shot.
 
Sorry but I had to laugh at this - itโ€™s what I look like water skiing trying to hang on with one hand ๐Ÿ˜

Smashing image.
 
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That's a marvellous picture you've taken of Mr Peli Bob.

.... and many congratulations, this would appear to be your 5000 picture upload to the Gallery!!! What a milestone!. Well done my friend.
 
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Now this is one big bird being quite graceful. Lovely soft landing and a great picture Bob! TFS!
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
STEFFRO1
Date added
View count
81
Comment count
6

Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D7200
Aperture
ฦ’/6.3
Focal length
600.0 mm
Exposure time
1/2000
ISO
2000
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
White Pelican 75_0295.jpg
File size
396.4 KB
Date taken
Sun, 31 January 2021 11:00 AM
Dimensions
1024px x 935px

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