Flying under the radar…

[David Berry]

Bar-tailed Godwit skims a tidal pool next to Brisbane Airport…​

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800 mm | ƒ/9 | 1/4000s | ISO 5000
30 frames/second | raw | ±33 metres
PR4 | LrC | Ps

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Bar-tailed Godwit : Limosa lapponicas
Nudgee Beach, Moreton Bay, Brisbane, QLD, AU
27°S; 153°E : Click & zoom map for exact location.

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The dark streaks are exposed seagrass, cropped short by dugongs (similar to manatees). It was in this tidal pond that a Pied Oystercatcher found an Elegant Sea Snake about forty minutes before this photo was taken(click for photo).

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[ssheipel]

Wow, that detail. Beautiful. Nice work, David!

 

[David Berry]

Wow, that detail. Beautiful. Nice work, David!

The image was severely cropped in ‘post’; had that happened in-camera, I guess I could’ve claimed an exaggerated ‘effective’ focal length!

Anyway, it’s always fun to be out on the tidal flats just after sunrise.

Thanks for commenting.

… David

 

[rduckw]

Nice shot of a beautiful bird