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Mergus merganser (Common Merganser)

This bird was fishing (diving) off the light house. I didn't see it come up with a fish in it's mouth - maybe it was after something smaller.


Age: Mature
Camera: Nikon D800
Date: Sunday, January 24th, 2016 at 2:50 PM
Exposure: 1/200 sec at f4.5
Exposure Compensation: 851 ev
Gender: Male
ISO: 200 asa
Lens: 400mm f2.8G ED VR AF-S NIKKOR
With cropping (you see 28% of the image as shot), this lens is effectively a 752mm lens on a 35mm camera
Region: North America, Canada, British Columbia, Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, Stanley Park
Scientific Name: species related to Mergus merganser (Common Merganser)
Tag: bird, Stanley Park
Larger image: 2000 x 1334
Raw image: 3916 x 2611

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