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Spotted crake Porzana porzana Kalloni Salt Pans Lesvos 30/04/22
Mick Sway

Spotted crake Porzana porzana Kalloni Salt Pans Lesvos 30/04/22 (Porzana porzana)

This diminutive member of the rail family was found by visiting birders foraging in a rapidly drying up pond , adjacent Kalloni Salt Pans., during the last week of April. Normally very skulking ,a scarce passage migrant to Lesvos, this particular bird proved reasonably confiding , particularly at early morning and dusk, where it's shrill "whitting" call was occasionally heard.
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Habitat
Muddy pond, adjacent Salt Pans channel.
Location
Kalloni Salt Pans Lat 39.21632522 Long 26.26647234
Date taken
30/04/22
Scientific name
Porzana porzana
Equipment used
Canon EOS 90D + Sigma 600mm sports
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Stanley Jones
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Awesome close-up side view taken in excellent lighting showing terrific eye contact, focus, colors, and feather detail! Quality work Mick!
 

Media information

Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
Mick Sway
Date added
View count
172
Comment count
5

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS 90D
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
600.0 mm
Exposure time
1/200 second(s)
ISO
400
Filename
Crake Spotted crake Porzana porzana Kalloni Salt Pans 300422 4.1.jpg
File size
2.5 MB
Date taken
Fri, 29 April 2022 4:08 PM
Dimensions
2692px x 1514px

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