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phalarope and gulls
bievreJJ

phalarope and gulls (Phalaropus fulicarius, Chroicocephalus ridibundus)

shows how small these cute phalaropes really are
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Habitat
coast
Location
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Camargue, France
Date taken
07 January 2024
Scientific name
Phalaropus fulicarius, Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Equipment used
canon EOS 90D + canon 400 mm 1:5.6
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Reactions: delia todd, Roynato, Ted Y. and 2 others
Weasel1
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Really shows the size difference, JJ... they always remind me of clockwork mice whizzing about and spinning around.
 
Kits
They really are small, aren’t they! A fabulous capture, JJ.
 
delia todd
Staff member
Opus Editor
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I was just going to say how tiny he looks in amongst those gulls JJ... you beat me to it LOL.

A terrific picture my friend - thanks lad.
 
Stanley Jones
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Fabulous aerial of this lovely gull with the gull and phalarope both in focus. What a great comparison with terrific image quality. TFS JJ!
 

Media information

Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
bievreJJ
Date added
View count
381
Comment count
14

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS 90D
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
400.0 mm
Exposure time
1/640 second(s)
ISO
160
Filename
red phalarope 24_03.jpg
File size
5.8 MB
Date taken
Sun, 07 January 2024 11:13 AM
Dimensions
4784px x 2691px

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