File:Australasian Shoveler - Kuruwhengi (51688012718).jpg
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[edit]DescriptionAustralasian Shoveler - Kuruwhengi (51688012718).jpg |
I've been trying to get a photo of this Shoveler for some time now and finally managed to get several - I quite like this shot as it highlights his "shovel". This is a NZ native bird. Shovelers are specialist filter-feeding waterfowl with a large spoon-shaped or shovel-shaped bill that is almost twice as broad at its tip than at its base and which is the bird’s most conspicuous feature. Fine lamellae extend along most of the edge of the upper mandible and it is by pushing water through this lamellae curtain that small plankton and fine seeds are extracted. Australasian shovelers are sexually dimorphic. The males are highly coloured most of the year, when they have a blue-grey head and neck with a distinctive white crescentic band at the base of its large spatulate black bill. The breast is a mottled brown and white after breeding but becomes progressively pure white as the nuptial moult proceeds during May. Its chestnut flank is offset by a large white patch at the tail base. The eye is yellow and the legs bright orange. Females are uniformly mottled light brown with dull brown bill and eye, and brown-orange legs. In flight Australasian shovelers have a distinctive profile with a ridiculously large bill, sharp pointed wings and very rapid wingbeats. The blue, white and green patches on the upper wing contrast with the white underwing. <a href="https://nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/australasian-shoveler" rel="noreferrer nofollow">nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/australasian-shoveler</a> |
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Source | Australasian Shoveler - Kuruwhengi |
Author | Geoff McKay from Palmerston North, New Zealand |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Geoff J Mckay at https://flickr.com/photos/129472387@N07/51688012718. It was reviewed on 5 December 2021 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0. |
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Camera manufacturer | SONY |
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Camera model | ILCE-7RM4 |
Author | Geoff McKay |
Exposure time | 1/1,250 sec (0.0008) |
F-number | f/6.3 |
ISO speed rating | 4,000 |
Date and time of data generation | 11:08, 16 November 2021 |
Lens focal length | 600 mm |
Headline | Australasian Shoveler - Kuruwhengi |
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Horizontal resolution | 300 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 300 dpi |
Software used | Capture One 21 Windows |
File change date and time | 09:35, 17 November 2021 |
Exposure Program | Manual |
Exif version | 2.3 |
Date and time of digitizing | 11:08, 16 November 2021 |
APEX shutter speed | 10.287712 |
APEX aperture | 5.310704 |
APEX brightness | 5.83359375 |
APEX exposure bias | −0.3 |
Maximum land aperture | 5.310703666997 APEX (f/6.3) |
Metering mode | Center weighted average |
Light source | Unknown |
Flash | Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression |
File source | Digital still camera |
Scene type | A directly photographed image |
Exposure mode | Manual exposure |
White balance | Auto white balance |
Digital zoom ratio | 1 |
Focal length in 35 mm film | 600 mm |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Contrast | Normal |
Saturation | Low saturation |
Sharpness | Hard |
Lens used | FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS |
Serial number of camera | 04470569 |
Date metadata was last modified | 22:35, 17 November 2021 |
Contact information | geoff.mckay@xtra.co.nz
54 Churchilll Avenue Palmerston North, , 4410 New Zealand |
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IIM version | 4 |