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28-Dec-2019 Vern Rogers (fotabug fotos)

Beautiful Touchdown!

No, not talking about football, though there are lots of bowl games to watch right now. There is not a more beautiful touchdown than this one! 🧐 This Great Blue Heron weighs about five pounds, so it can easily land and perch on those small twigs and branches at the top.

Nikon Z 6 ,Nikon AF-P NIKKOR 70-300MM F/4.5-5.6E ED VR
1/2000s f/8.0 at 300.0mm iso1000
Lens used with FTZ adapter hide exif

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time27-Dec-2019 06:32:44
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON Z 6
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length300 mm
Exposure Time1/2000 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent1000
Exposure Bias1.00
White Balance0
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programmanual (1)
Focus Distance

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Jeff Real26-Nov-2020 14:29
What a beautiful and inspiring photograph!
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Julie Oldfield08-Jan-2020 01:59
Excellent!
JSB PHOTOGRAPHS04-Jan-2020 04:38
A perfect landing.
Martin Lamoon03-Jan-2020 20:02
Interesting to hear how much they weigh, I thought they would be heavier
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Juliette30-Dec-2019 10:30
great shot ! best wishes for 2020 !
Helen Betts30-Dec-2019 00:59
Great capture of this heron in landing mode!
Marisa Livet29-Dec-2019 17:04
Good capture of the perfect moment
Hank Vander Velde29-Dec-2019 16:48
Terrific wings-up shot Vern.
Bill Miller29-Dec-2019 06:43
They are much more elegant flying than on land
joseantonio29-Dec-2019 06:05
such a lovely capture at that precise time.V.
Bryan Murahashi29-Dec-2019 05:11
Very nice capture of this graceful Heron.
Jim Coffman29-Dec-2019 03:28
Great image, Vern! I think they are a very fascinating bird!
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