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Birds in Nature - images of wild birds by Richard Ditch |
Subject: Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius
pomarinus)
Place: Paloma Ranch, Gila Bend, AZ, USA
Date: October 1999
Equipment: Nikon N90S, Nikkor AF-S 300/2.8 & TC20E (= 600/5.6),
tripod
Film: Fujichrome Sensia II 100
Exposure: Aperture priority matrix meter
Scan: Minolta Dimage
Commentary: Jaegers are birds that spend most of their lives
at sea, except when nesting in the Arctic tundra. But occasionally
they show up inland. This bird was a big surprise and a birder's
delight when it was discovered at a modest pond in the middle of the
AZ desert.
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