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| Fulica americana (American Coot) |
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I had really nice light - just lousy composition (the feet are somewhat important here). This bird is easy to identify - the non-webbed feet (and black colour and red eyes) make it stand out from other ducks.
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| Age: | Mature |
| Camera: | Nikon D2x |
| Date: | Saturday, October 31st, 2015 |
| Exposure: | 1/250 sec at f5.6 |
| Exposure Compensation: | 734 ev |
| ISO: | 320 asa |
| Lens: | 80-200mm f/2.8D ED-IF AF-S Zoom-Nikkor at 200mm (equivalent field of view of a 300mm lens on a 35mm camera) |
| Region: | North America, Canada, British Columbia |
| Scientific Name: | species related to Fulica americana (American Coot) |
| Tag: | Reifel Bird Sanctuary |
| Larger image: | 2000 x 1328 |
| Raw image: | 4288 x 2848 |
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