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White-tailed kite with his dinner tucked away
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White-tailed kite with his dinner tucked away (Elanus leucurus)

Digging through the photo backlog from last year, I found this shot of a kit with his dinner gopher.

Nikon d850, 500/5.6e shot at 1/1600, f/6.3, ISO 1000. Cropped down to 2051x2051 (2.8x, 1680mm equivalent).
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Location
Seymour Marine Discovery Center, Santa Cruz, CA
Date taken
July 19, 2019
Scientific name
Elanus leucurus
Equipment used
Nikon d850, Nikon 500mm f/5.6e PF
KC Foggin
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A great moment to capture and captured beautifully in this aerial image!
 
Kits
What a great behavioural shot with fabulous detail, Marc.
 
delia todd
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Cracking birds are the 'white' kites Marc.... and you've a super picture of this one lad.

Many thanks for letting him see us.
 

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