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Birds in Nature - images of wild birds by Richard Ditch |
Subject: American Coot (Fulica
americana)
Place: Tempe, AZ, USA
Equipment: Nikon N90S, Nikkor AF-S 300/2.8, TC20E (600/5.6),
tripod
Film: Sensia 100
Exposure: aperture priority matrix meter
Scan: Minolta Dimage; minor cropping for web presentation
Commentary: Coots are the most abundant water bird in Arizona,
and can be found on almost any body of water. This bird was fairly
easy to approach at an artificial lake in an industrial park. I'm
still having trouble scanning to keep detail in both the highlights
and shadows, and I've lost all detail in the white bill.
Although coots share habitat with ducks, they are actually in the
rail family and only distantly related to ducks.
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