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Victoria's Riflebird

Victoria's Riflebird (Image ID 31164)
Photographed byBill Harding on Fri 20th Jul, 2018 and uploaded on Mon 23rd Jul, 2018 .
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ID31164
CommentThe most magical bird I have ever seen! Turning from pure jet black to all manner of super glossy colours whenever it moves. I found this adult male very hard to photograph as he confounded exposure settings on my camera time after time.
EquipmentCanon 7D Mark II with Canon EF 100-400 f4.56 – 5.6 IS II USM lens at 148mm,1/40 sec, f5.6, ISO 1000 on tripod.
LocationPaluma, Queensland
Keywordsmale, adult
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