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Red-tailed Tropicbird

Red-tailed Tropicbird (Image ID 35224)
Photographed byIan Wilson on Sun 28th Apr, 2019 and uploaded on Sun 12th May, 2019 .
Resolution1400x929
Viewed510
ID35224
CommentThis species feeds on squid and fish by plunge diving like terns. They generally feed early and late in the day, spending the middle of the day doing display flights along the cliffs. We encountered this individual on the water at the end of the day and BLP member Jack Shick skilfully positioned his charter boat so we could photograph the bird in the best light as it took off. The bird shows the remains of black immature plumage on the crown and back flanks which will be replaced with white feathers in the lead-up to the breeding season this Spring-Summer. I have left the WB slightly warm as originally captured in the late-afternoon light.
EquipmentCanon 1DXII + 400 mm f/4 DO II + 1.4x III extender, hand-held. Manual, spot metering, AI Servo spot AF, f/5.6, 1/3200 sec, ISO 500. Processed using DPP4 and PSE14 with Neat Image plug-in.
LocationNorth end of LHI, Lord Howe Island
Keywordsimmature, in flight
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