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Shoebill
rezMole

Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)

Spent 90 minutes with this bird. It did absolutely nothing apart from the occasional short walk and a couple of yawns. As we left, it flew and I managed to get one half decent shot before it went down.
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Habitat
Swamp / reedbed
Location
Uganda
Date taken
20 February 2022
Scientific name
Balaeniceps rex
Equipment used
Nikon D500 /500PF
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/500, f5.6, 400iso
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Reactions: raulqc, TGNWest, SandhillCrane02 and 6 others
bievreJJ
three superb photos, top class. The shoebill captures are breathtaking, congratulations, many tfs!!
 
Stanley Jones
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Wow, what a cool picture of this unique bird. Great stop-action, focus, dof, lighting, detail, and image quality. Three spectacular posts rM!
 

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Africa
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Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D500
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/500 second(s)
ISO
400
Filename
00903 Shoebill - Uganda - 220220-093615 (1).jpg
File size
730 KB
Date taken
Sun, 20 February 2022 9:36 AM
Dimensions
1920px x 1080px

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