Locking on Prey
EXIF
- FUJIFILM
- photo_camera Model: X-T4
- exposure Exposure: 1/100 (0.010 sec)
- shutter_speed Aperture: f/5.6
- lens Focal Length: 300.0 mm
- iso ISO: 320
- timer Date taken: 2022:04:29 11:04:33
- flash_on Flash: Did not fire
- Contest: BIRDS
- Submitted by: Walter Rojter
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DESCRIPTION AND SETTINGS :
This is a beautiful Javan Pond Heron looking to strike at some sort of prey - Taken at the Miami Zoo "Wings of Asia" exhibit.
The Javan pond heron is a wading bird of the heron family, found in shallow fresh and salt-water wetlands in Southeast Asia. Its diet comprises insects, fish, and crabs.
The pond heron feeds primarily by Standing motionless, in low Crouched posture. It also feeds by Walking with slow steps. It feeds not only under cover but even more typically hunts in the open. It is diurnal but likely is most active during morning and evening.
The diet includes fish, frogs, and insects. Insects include grasshoppers, beetles, ants, and termites. It also eats earthworms and crustaceans. Both tadpoles and frogs are eaten. - Pat Ford: 99
- SCORE: 95.5
- Category: Superior (95-100) - a near perfect image
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