Canadian Geographic Photo Club - American avocet
  

American avocet

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by perkyleb from Bains Corner CA on 01 Nov 2025
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This is a rare bird here....it should be out west. Local birders found it and posted its whereabouts, so I took a chance and went and found it, with help from birders already on scene. A very long distant shot, but considering the wind was blowing a gale at the time, I was pleased with a few shots I got.

  • Camera: NIKON D7500
  • Focal: 500 mm
  • Shutter speed: 0.001 sec
  • Aperture: f/ 6.3
tagged: shorebird water animal beak bird waterfowl fluid wildlife liquid wing wader

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Yves Langlois posted 2025-11-01 7:09pm

Congrat for a shot at a rare bird Jane. It sure made your day. Debra said it all. Impressive bird. Love the left leg in motion and the vivid colours.

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Debra Plett posted 2025-11-01 11:51am

Very pretty bird and shot Jane. NIce detail and I really like how you caught the bird moving into the water with leg up. NIcely done. I would love to see an avocet in person.

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