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Featuring photos of nature on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa.

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Aug. 15, 2017
Collared Kingfisher
Collared Kingfisher

This was the closest it got. I quickly removed the 2× extender and shot handheld at 600mm from the bridge, worrying the whole time about dropping my camera onto the mudflat below.

A Collared Kingfisher with a strikingly beautiful blue back.

Photos taken nearby (within 200 m)

Capture Data

Focal Length
600.0 mm
Aperture
F4.0
ISO
800
Exposure Time
1/30 sec
Altitude
7.3 m
Elevation
0.1 m
Date & Time Taken
Aug. 15, 2017, 6:48 p.m.(JST)
Original
1943 × 1295 px
Location
Under adjustment due to policy change

Weather on that day

Aug. 15, 2017 (around the shooting location · hourly)

Max / Min
32.0 / 28.1 ℃
Total precipitation
0.20 mm
Max wind speed
5.39 m/s
Japan Meteorological Agency 那覇 tide gauge station
Photos tagged with this tag: Collared Kingfisher