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Featuring photos of nature on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa.

海岸でオオアジサシ、オオメダイチドリなど

Aug. 26, 2020
Greater Sand Plover
Greater Sand Plover

Greater Sand Plover. This one is moulting from juvenile to first-winter plumage. I wonder if the white area visible on the tertials is partial albinism.

Photos taken nearby (within 200 m)

Capture Data

Camera
ILCE-9M2
Focal Length
1200.0 mm
Aperture
F13.0
ISO
500
Exposure Time
1/750 sec
Altitude
Not set
Elevation
27.3 m
Date & Time Taken
Aug. 25, 2020, 4:49 p.m.(JST)
Original
2236 × 1491 px
Location
Under adjustment due to policy change

Weather on that day

Aug. 25, 2020 (around the shooting location · hourly)

Max / Min
30.4 / 28.1 ℃
Total precipitation
0.70 mm
Max wind speed
7.78 m/s
Japan Meteorological Agency 石垣 tide gauge station
Photos tagged with this tag: Greater Sand Plover