Peeps in Flight

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Peeps in Flight
Peeps in Flight

I go to the shorebird festival at Homer each year to see the migrating birds. I love to watch the peeps - a broad name for the many smaller shorebirds - in large flocks as they fly back and forth. It's wonderful and amazing to see their ability to maintain distance between each other in flight as they swirl through the air, changing direction and flock shape as they do. I try to capture flock images like this one which seems to be mostly Western Sandpipers.

Taken 4 May 2023 at Homer, Alaska.

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Taken on: May 9, 2023
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Camera: Canon EOS R7, f/9.0, 1/1600 sec, 1200mm, ISO 1250 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: Canon EOS R7
Lens: EF600mm f/4L IS II USM +2x III
Aperture: f/9.0
Exposure Time: 0.001 sec (1/1600)
Focal Length: 1200mm
ISO: 1250
Exposure Bias: +1/3 EV
Flash: No Flash
Exposure Program: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
Metering Mode: Multi-segment
White Balance: Auto
Saturation: High
Sharpness: Hard
Color Space: sRGB
Software: Adobe Photoshop 24.4 (Macintosh)
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