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Whimbrel
Cornelis

Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)

Practising the ´One Leg Landing´ (OLL).
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Habitat
Western Scheldt Estuary
Location
Terneuzen, The Netherlands
Date taken
08-05-2021
Scientific name
Numenius phaeopus
Equipment used
Olympus EM1 Mark ii + Panasonic 100-400 mm
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
Ss 1/500 f/8.0 ISO 200 +0.3EV
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peterow
A brilliant colourful detailed and well taken capture you have of this beauty, Cornelis. A great shot, well done.
 
bievreJJ
perfect timing to get this splendid pose, Cornelis, always great to see these whimbrels, top class, many tfs!!
 
delia todd
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I'm always excited to see a Whimbrel, which are pretty scarce round here Kees.

That's a splendid picture lad - very well done.
 

Media information

Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
Cornelis
Date added
View count
695
Comment count
8

Image metadata

Device
OLYMPUS CORPORATION E-M1MarkII
Aperture
ƒ/8
Focal length
400.0 mm
Exposure time
1/500 second(s)
ISO
200
Flash
On, did not fire
Filename
Whimbrel.jpg
File size
642.2 KB
Date taken
Sat, 08 May 2021 2:52 PM
Dimensions
1615px x 1146px

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