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Featuring photos of nature on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa.

カンムリワシ幼鳥ポートレイト

Dec. 13, 2012
Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle

Caught a crab!!

This was the first time I'd seen one catch a crab this close up — it swooped in from a blind spot on a crab just barely poking its head out of its burrow, and plunged its foot right in!!

The nictitating membrane is closed to protect its eye.

Photos taken nearby (within 200 m)

Capture Data

Focal Length
280.0 mm
Aperture
F4.0
ISO
800
Exposure Time
1/1250 sec
Altitude
12.7 m
Elevation
2.9 m
Date & Time Taken
Dec. 13, 2012, 2:37 p.m.(JST)
Original
2050 × 2560 px
Location
Under adjustment due to policy change

Weather on that day

Dec. 13, 2012 (around the shooting location · hourly)

Max / Min
22.4 / 19.1 ℃
Total precipitation
0.80 mm
Max wind speed
12.03 m/s
Photos tagged with this tag: Crested Serpent Eagle