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26-JUN-2008

IMG_8812-1200x900.jpg

Brahminy Kite

Scientific name - Haliastur indus

Habitat - Open areas often near water, and also in mountains to 1500 m

[STA. CRUZ, ZAMBALES PROVINCE, 40D + 500 f4 IS, manual exposure, 475B/3421 support]

Canon EOS 40D
1/1600s f/5.6 at 500.0mm iso320 hide exif
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Date/Time26-Jun-2008 14:56:21
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 40D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length500 mm
Exposure Time1/1600 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent320
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programprogram (1)
Focus Distance

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Seth 29-Jun-2008 10:46
the guy obviously talks to birds... nice one kabayan i hope you photograph every endemic and visiting avian species in the Philippines.
Leny M. 28-Jun-2008 09:40
Namputsa how can you make them pose like that!
romy ocon28-Jun-2008 03:42
Thanks for the comments, guys.

Ted, the "string" is actually a viscous liquid oozing out of the fish's mouth when the prey was squeezed by the raptor's claws. It appears that the fish had been dead for a while, and floating on the pond water, when the bird snatched it.
Ted Chappell28-Jun-2008 02:15
Incredible capture. The light, sharp focus, the tiny interesting detail of a thread trailing from whatever is in the bird's talons.
Wow!
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William G. Mancebo27-Jun-2008 06:14
Outstanding! V.
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