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Birds in Nature - images of wild birds by Richard Ditch |
Subject: Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa
tridactyla)
Place: Mesa, AZ, USA
Date: January 12, 1997
Equipment: Nikon 8008, Nikkor 400/5.6 EDIF and TC14 (560mm
equivalent)
Film: Fujichrome Sensia 400
Exposure: Aperture priority center-weighted meter
Major crop
Commentary: Kittiwakes are birds of the ocean, seldom seen
from shore or on beaches except in stormy weather or when nesting.
This was a very surprising bird to hear about so far inland and in
the deserts of central Arizona, and we went to see it as soon as we
received the report. The bird had been discovered earlier in the day
at a small pond on a golf course.
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