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Wood storks mating
Zackiedawg

Wood storks mating (Mycteria americana)

One local wetlands here in Florida is inundated this time of year, starting in mid-January, with wood storks who gather in the hundreds to build nests and breed. Some tree islands of 2400 sq. feet in size will host as many as 25 nesting pairs of wood stork...along with a dozen anhinga nests, several hundred roosting ibis and cattle egret, and 6-10 iguanas. The islands are so full of birds and wildlife that if you tossed a rock up, you would be hard pressed not to hit a bird.
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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
600mm, F6.3, 1/1250 shutter, 200 ISO
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delia todd
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..... it's all to do with the timing LOL and you sure timed this one well Justin!!

That's a splendid picture lad - many thanks for showing it to us.
 
Kits
An excellent behavioural shot! Sounds like a wonderful place for bird life.
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Zackiedawg
Date added
View count
266
Comment count
2

Image metadata

Device
SONY ILCE-6600
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
600.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1250 second(s)
ISO
200
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
GreenWako 30jan21 0376.JPG
File size
661.4 KB
Date taken
Sat, 30 January 2021 4:04 PM
Dimensions
1800px x 1200px

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