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Avian IOTW 12/18/2009 Chris van Rooyen
Congratulations Chris van Rooyen
Southern Carmine Bee-eater
This is another image from my trip to the Okavango Delta in October. The bee-eaters were nesting in the river bank at Shakawe village. They would hawk insects and then often settle on a steel railing before jumping off and entering the nest. This is what this bird is doing. I cleaned up the background (which is the river) by removing the steel railing and another distracting bird in the background.
Camera Model: NIKON D3
Date/Time: 2009:10:21 15:43:17
Shutter speed: 1/2500 sec
Aperture: 8
Exposure mode: Manual
Exposure compensation: -1/3
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 1000
Lens: 500mm
Focal length: 500mm
