Sanibel 2009

Uploaded 26-Feb-09

Taken 23-Feb-09

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Category:Animals

Subcategory:Birds

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Keywords:black skimmer, skimmer

Photo Info

Dimensions3200 x 2127

Original file size1.61 MB

Image typeJPEG

Color spaceAdobe RGB (1998)

Date taken23-Feb-09 10:34

Date modified23-Feb-09 10:34

Shooting Conditions

Camera makeCanon

Camera modelCanon EOS-1D Mark III

Focal length700 mm

Exposure1/640 at f/14

FlashNot fired

Exposure bias+1/3 EV

Exposure modeAuto

Exposure prog.Aperture priority

ISO speedISO 400

Metering modePattern

Black skimmer

Rynchops niger

Bunche Beach, San Carlos Bay, Fort Myers, FL, February 23, 2009

This is a nonbreeding adult, with long broad wings. The lower mandible is distinctly longer than the upper, and is used in flight, skimming fish from the surface of the water.

©Keith Carver