Quintana June 2nd 2010 - a photo on Flickriver

Quintana June 2nd 2010

Photo By Dan Pancamo View on Black

The American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) is a large wader in the avocet and stilt family, Recurvirostridae.

Project Quintana has been a success. This is my third trip to the Island and once again I was not dissapointed.

The American Avocet's today were finally in the right place at the right time. Amazing looking birds, very elegant in stature and they have an leader in the group that makes the decisions for the group on when to fly. The alpha male seen here (im only guessing at the gender at this point) walked toward me as to say "back off human". The Nighthawks must be nesting in the area, but I've yet to find their nest. My 2nd Least Tern nest has either hatched or been eaten. I found dog/fox tracks leading to the nest today. The 3rd nest with three Least Terns are still ok. My first chance to shoot Black Terns today, and WOW, they were extreemely hard to focus on. The Black Tern is slightly larger than the Least Tern, and very hard to even see. Hopefully next time I'll get a shot with better lighting. Also the Stilt Eggs are still there and should hatch any day.

Taken in: United States / Texas / Quintana (show map)

Taken on: June 2, 2010

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Camera: Canon EOS 7D, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec, 420mm, ISO 160 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 7D
Lens:	EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM +1.4x
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1000)
Focal Length:	420mm
ISO:	160
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
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