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Yellow-billed cuckoo in the shade
Zackiedawg

Yellow-billed cuckoo in the shade (Coccyzus americanus)

Not an uncommon bird in eastern U.S., but not easy to find or photograph. They love to stay in the shadows, in dark forested areas, and often sit quite still. I hear them more often than I see them - but this one fortunately picked a shady perch that I was still able to photograph - though not easily in that light!
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Habitat
Forest
Location
Delray Beach, Florida
Date taken
November 26, 2016
Scientific name
Coccyzus americanus
Equipment used
Sony A6300, Tamron 150-600mm lens
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
500mm, F7.1, 1/500 shutter, 6400 ISO
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David7
That is a wow of an image Zack, so beautiful and natural with very good detail, Well done and t.f.s.
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Zackiedawg
Date added
View count
458
Comment count
3

Image metadata

Device
SONY ILCE-6300
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/500 second(s)
ISO
6400
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
164595953.D5BhsZxl.GrnWakoA6326nov1321.jpg
File size
287.5 KB
Date taken
Sat, 26 November 2016 2:25 PM
Dimensions
1400px x 934px

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