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Wilson's Snipe.jpg (Gallinago delicata)

Wilson’s Snipe (Gallinago delicata)
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Habitat
Post Oak Savanna vegetation area. Back swamp dominated by water elm (Planera aquatica: Ulmaceae) off the Navasota River at 58 m (190 ft).
Location
Sulphur Springs Road near its terminus at the Navasota River, southeast of College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
December 2020
Scientific name
Gallinago delicata
Equipment used
Canon
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KC Foggin
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A beautiful image and reflection of this Snipe Stanley and a great capture guy!
 
Kits
Lovely setting, composition, detail, lighting and reflection, Stanley.
 
Chris G6 UXU
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Lovely shot, pose, setting and reflection Stanley, many tfs and a fine set today.
 
Jaysan
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Difficult enough to see a snipe, but to take a classy shot... Hats off Stanley!
 
B
marvelous photo of this beautiful snipe, always great to see them in the open in such a great setting, top quality work, Stanley, many tfs!!
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
138
Comment count
17

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/8
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1600
ISO
1000
Filename
Wilson's Snipe, Sulphur Springs Road.jpg
File size
720 KB
Date taken
Tue, 08 December 2020 3:25 PM
Dimensions
1024px x 731px

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