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Zackiedawg

Wilson's snipe (Gallinago delicata)

The usually hard to find Wilson's snipe has been popping up a lot lately - this marks the 4th time I've photographed one in 4 weekends, and this time at a different wetlands than the previous shots. I'm not complaining, though!
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Habitat
Wetlands
Location
Delray Beach, Florida
Date taken
March 13, 2021
Scientific name
Gallinago delicata
Equipment used
Sony A6600, Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS lens
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
600mm, F6.3, 1/500 shutter, 250 ISO
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delia todd
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A wonderful spot for you Justin. Snipe are such difficult birds to see, aren't they.

You've a fabulous picture of him lad - very well done.
 

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Category
North America
Added by
Zackiedawg
Date added
View count
82
Comment count
3

Image metadata

Device
SONY ILCE-6600
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
600.0 mm
Exposure time
1/500
ISO
250
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
WkoGrenPW 13mar21 0362.JPG
File size
633.3 KB
Date taken
Sat, 13 March 2021 3:10 PM
Dimensions
1400px x 1120px

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