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Uploaded 26-Feb-09
Taken 23-Feb-09
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Category:Animals
Subcategory:Birds
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Keywords:American oystercatcher, oystercatcher
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Dimensions2826 x 1878
Original file size1.34 MB
Image typeJPEG
Color spaceAdobe RGB (1998)
Date taken23-Feb-09 09:54
Date modified23-Feb-09 09:54
Shooting Conditions
Camera makeCanon
Camera modelCanon EOS-1D Mark III
Focal length700 mm
Exposure1/6400 at f/5.6
FlashNot fired
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeAuto
Exposure prog.Aperture priority
ISO speedISO 800
Metering modePattern
American oystercatcher

American oystercatcher

Haematopus palliatus

Bunche Beach, end of John Morris Rd., Fort Myers, Florida

This solitary banded adult was feeding on oysters and other shellfish on the rising tide. Its heavy red bill is optimized for opening oysters.
©Keith Carver
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