A Game of Stones

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A Game of Stones
A Game of Stones

I’m not sure if this young Baltimore Oriole was looking for something to eat when it started picking up this stone.
It picked it up and dropped it three times that I saw.
Then it very deliberately flipped it with its bill into the shallow water of the pond.

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Taken on: July 13, 2014
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Camera: Canon EOS REBEL T3i, f/5.6, 1/500 sec, 390mm, ISO 640 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: Canon EOS REBEL T3i
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposure Time: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length: 390mm
ISO: 640
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program: Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode: Auto
Metering Mode: Partial
White Balance: Auto
Color Space: sRGB
Software: QuickTime 7.6.6
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