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02-AUG-2006

IMG_4296.jpg

A red-necked phalarope. Large flocks of these birds would congregate where the humpback whales were surfacing after diving for food. Apparently, the whales bring up food items which escape their mouths and become food for the phalaropes.

Canon EOS 20D
1/1250s f/5.6 at 400.0mm iso200 full exif

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