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20-MAY-2011

American Oyster Catcher

Sunrise at the Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge - known as the Cape May Meadows - used to be a cow pasture at the edge of the dunes.
The shallow, freshwater ponds and mudflats are one of the neatest shorebird stopover locations along the East Coast.

Canon EOS 40D
1/400s f/6.3 at 300.0mm iso640 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time20-May-2011 05:28:22
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 40D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length300 mm
Exposure Time1/400 sec
Aperturef/6.3
ISO Equivalent640
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programprogram (1)
Focus Distance

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Claude Gagnon16-Jun-2011 19:49
Wondeful shot :)) V
MarcViskens10-Jun-2011 14:48
very nice captured Stephanie
love it
Tom LeRoy06-Jun-2011 16:40
Lovely capture. Great how he just marches along!Wonderful waves too!V!
Carol Rollins06-Jun-2011 14:20
Excellent capture Stephanie! ~
Graeme05-Jun-2011 23:23
Great capture of this guy, Stephanie.Voted
rocky05-Jun-2011 18:36
The dramatic background underscores the importance of this fellow's agenda! =V=
LynnH05-Jun-2011 15:08
Morning jog on the beach? V
Ken Duckert05-Jun-2011 12:11
Lovely day for a stroll on the beach. Great shot of this oyster catcher!
Lieve Snellings05-Jun-2011 07:55
fantastic capture Stephanie... think s/he is thinking about yesterday and what to do now... :) V
sue anne05-Jun-2011 03:10
Wonderful waves and nice little bird who might get wiped out.
Guest 05-Jun-2011 02:47
Beautiful composition and colors!
bill friedlander04-Jun-2011 21:33
The light is beautiful, the wave action very exciting. Excellent capture. V
Doug Cruden04-Jun-2011 21:31
Lovely capture against the background surf...great shot Stephanie!
Fabienne04-Jun-2011 20:30
Une image fantastique avec les vagues derrière l'oiseau. C'est superbe.
Blandine Mangin04-Jun-2011 20:13
une très jolie capture ! v
Jackdad04-Jun-2011 19:46
great with the splashing sea in the background.
Guest 04-Jun-2011 17:50
Fantastic capture Steph, wonderful composition and focus!! V
alfredo camba jr.04-Jun-2011 16:45
Wonderful capture Steph! Very interesting details! V
Peter Sussex04-Jun-2011 16:28
Lately I caught oyster from a white big bowl:) Beautiful high-stepping bird before the terrific background. BV
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)04-Jun-2011 16:13
Amazing capture Steph.Vote
Paolo
Dara Su04-Jun-2011 14:09
What a nice shot! V
Tom Munson04-Jun-2011 13:51
Terrific image with the wave breaking in the background. Great work, Stephanie!
Aud Elise Sjøsæther04-Jun-2011 11:37
Fantastic capture! Wonderful compo and light. BV
Julie Tremblay04-Jun-2011 10:58
Oh! Love the composition. Big vote!
Carl H. Johnson04-Jun-2011 10:57
Such a great capture of this gorgeous bird with the breaking waves in the background. "V"
Jean Chiasson04-Jun-2011 10:02
Beautiful capture timing Stepnanie vote
CM Kwan04-Jun-2011 09:59
This is very nice, Steph! Have a nice weekend! V
Ali Majdfar04-Jun-2011 09:52
So lovely! ~V
John Armstrong04-Jun-2011 08:04
Fine shot of this striking bird! V
Colin Dixon CPAGB04-Jun-2011 06:40
Great Composition and what a beautiful bird V
John Hamers04-Jun-2011 06:24
Wonderful capture of this bird !! V
Guest 04-Jun-2011 05:45
Great catch Stephanie.. lovely image. V
Cindi Smith04-Jun-2011 04:23
Did he catch some for you? What a really good looking bird. Nice capture!
Gerard Koehl04-Jun-2011 03:25
Splendide. V
Hank Vander Velde04-Jun-2011 02:51
Super image with that wave-action bg Stephanie.
Rick Bricker04-Jun-2011 02:28
Looks like a great place to find different wildlife Steph.Nice shot.
Guest 04-Jun-2011 02:06
Beautiful and sharp image
Jean D04-Jun-2011 01:55
Beautifully composed, Stephanie! ~V
Jim Coffman04-Jun-2011 00:57
Super capture,Stephanie! V
Guest 04-Jun-2011 00:56
I see the oysters are well hidden...I would too! :) Great bird capture.
marie-jose wolff04-Jun-2011 00:54
good capture of this oyster catcher! V
David Hobbs04-Jun-2011 00:04
I love the seaside. Good composition placing the bird in context. So this is a creature which specialises in eating oysters eh? It's a hard life ain't it?
carabias03-Jun-2011 23:49
Chiringuito beautiful, Stephanie! V+
Ghislaine et Réal Boulet03-Jun-2011 23:30
An excellent capture with the background wavws
Barbara Heide03-Jun-2011 23:24
all over excellent! gorgeous light! V
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