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Crested Caracara on the ground Caracaras do not shy away from the ground to search for small mammals. It has long yellow legs fit for walking and even running. Bird of prey,Birds,Brazil,Crested Caracara,Pantanal

Crested Caracara on the ground

Caracaras do not shy away from the ground to search for small mammals. It has long yellow legs fit for walking and even running.

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Joost Thissen

Lion

I see u put the 500mm to good use ;)
Nice scene, nice expression and very sharp! Posted 13 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks. Yes, it is definitely needed in the Pantanal. There were a lot of photographers with even bigger lenzes there :)
  
  It was the first time I used the 500mm in the wild. Did make a few mistakes and learned the hard way that shooting sharp with 500mm is not easy. Should have raised the ISO more to get better shutter speeds.
  
  I'm now experimenting with auto ISO. I set the maximum shutter speed and based on that the camera automatically lowers or increases the ISO to give me a good enough shutter speed to shoot from hand. I can lead to higher ISO, but the D7000 is great at high ISO and I prefer a high ISO sharp image over a low ISO unsharp image. Posted 13 years ago

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The Southern Crested Caracara

The Southern Crested Caracara, also known as the Southern Caracara or Carancho, is a bird of prey in the family Falconidae.

Similar species: Falcons And Caracaras

Species identified by Ferdy Christant

By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Oct 31, 2011. Captured Oct 31, 2011 19:13.

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NIKON D7000
f/6.3
1/1250s
ISO640
500mm