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| Filename | Flickr bennett-cachon_52329107245_4c238e1f66_o Parrots Evening Commute CC-BY-NC-ND Gérard Cachon.jpg |
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| Desc | Evening commute.Shortly after sunset, like clockwork, hundreds of loras (local name for these parrots) would fly from town, past us and up to the hills to roost for the night.. .There was no hope to capture them with ambient light, so I thought to try to use a flash. I suspected this approach would be a challenge - lock on focus on birds flying towards me, pan the camera quickly in near darkness, and then hope to get a group of them crossing right in front of me? It was. This image was one of my early attempts. You always assume you can get a better capture if you keep trying. Well, after many night of trying, I realized that luck shined early. I guess I should have just quit while I was ahead.. .The loras are near threatened (IUCN) but the sustained and significant conservation efforts on Bonaire seems to have increased their numbers. Still, the population is estimated to be only in the several thousands.. .Alternative captions: "The Magnificent Seven", or "Seven Samurai". |
| Type | Photograph |
| Resolution | 6791 x 3820 |
| License | CC-BY-NC-ND |
| Attribution | Gérard Cachon |
| Collection | thumbs |
| Folder | 01 Genesis/01 Creation/Day 5 Birds and Sea Creatures/Photographs/Birds |
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