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Wood stork hauling lumber
Zackiedawg

Wood stork hauling lumber (Mycteria americana)

These giant birds are capable of lifting some serious branches...late winter is time for these storks to nest and breed, so there is a lot of flying back and forth with sticks and branches to build their nests.
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Habitat
Wetlands
Location
Delray Beach, Florida
Date taken
January 30, 2021
Scientific name
Mycteria americana
Equipment used
Sony A6600, Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS lens
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
205mm, F5.6, 1/1250 shutter, 320 ISO
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delia todd
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That's a right grand image you've got her Justin. So nice to see him preparing for the next generation!!

Many thanks for showing him to us.
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Zackiedawg
Date added
View count
283
Comment count
4

Image metadata

Device
SONY ILCE-6600
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
205.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1250 second(s)
ISO
320
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
GreenWako 30jan21 0341.JPG
File size
516.9 KB
Date taken
Sat, 30 January 2021 4:00 PM
Dimensions
1800px x 1440px

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