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Birds in Nature - images of wild birds by Richard Ditch |
Subject: Northern Wheatear (Orenanthe
orenanthe)
Place: Rosedale Park, NJ, USA
Date: September 8, 1993
Equipment: Nikon 8008, Nikkor EDIF 400/5.6 & TC14 converter (=
560/8), tripod
Film: Kodachrome 200
Exposure: Aperture priority matrix meter Scan: Minolta Dimage, 70% of
frame
Commentary: Wheatears are thrushes from the far north,
spending their summers on the flat and barren Arctic tundra almost
around the globe. It is a very rare migrant in the lower 48 states,
seen mostly in coastal locations in the fall. It is a great prize for
any birder to see one. Of the handful that occurred in New Jersey
while I lived there, this is the only one I ever saw.
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