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15-Jan-2023	Donald E. Casavecchia

American Coot (Red-shielded)

Winchester, Virginia

On this 29° F morning, hiked Abram's Creek trail to White's Lake to see if any duck migration was going on.
Coots are rare for this area; see 'previous' for a shot I took today that gives size perspective.

Nikon Z 6II ,NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S Z TC-2.0x
1/400s f/9.0 at 600mm iso400
UnCropped RAW DX Image ReSized for Internet Viewing hide exif

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	15-Jan-2023 09:54:32
Make	Nikon
Model	NIKON Z 6_2
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	400 mm
Exposure Time	1/400 sec
Aperture	f/9
ISO Equivalent	400
Exposure Bias	0.00
White Balance	0
Metering Mode	center weighted (2)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program	manual (1)
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Tom Murray		17-Jan-2023 01:19
Coots are always fun to find, and you captured it nicely!

Claude Gagnon		16-Jan-2023 15:14
Great catch of this brave one :))

Don		16-Jan-2023 02:14
Good photo. Enables an interesting comparison with our coot, observably different with ours having a more well-developed shield which is white.

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