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Red-tailed Tropicbird

Red-tailed Tropicbird (Image ID 49407)
Photographed byColin Driscoll on Fri 7th Oct, 2016 and uploaded on Wed 15th Dec, 2021 .
Resolution1800x1440
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ID49407
CommentOn Lady Elliott Island there was a red-tailed Tropic bird nest under a low shrub with a young one still in down feathers just outside our cabin. People walked past a metre away an the bird was unconcerned. One of the adults would leave on a food trip for a few hours. Wanting an in-flight shot of these magnificent birds I learned that the bird at the nest heard the mate way before I could and started to quietly respond giving me time to get ready. They really don't land, just drop the last few metres like a rock.
ACR PS2022 near full frame cropped from horizontal, sharpened, lightly desaturated the sky.
EquipmentCanon EOS-1D X Mark II EF 70-200 f2.8 III 200mm
1/2500 f4, iso200
LocationLady Elliott Island, Queensland
Keywordsin flight, adult
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