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Cinclus mexicanus (American Dipper)

Normally I would call this a "small brown jobby" but because it was so close to the water and a little larger than a sparrow, I figured it was probably an American Dipper. When I got home I looked it up and sure enough!


Camera: Nikon D2x
Date: Saturday, December 10th, 2011 at 11:44 AM
Exposure: 1/90 sec at f2.8
Exposure Compensation: 734 ev
ISO: 160 asa
Lens: 105mm f/2.8D AF Micro-Nikkor at 105mm
(equivalent field of view of a 157.5mm lens on a 35mm camera)
With cropping (you see 12% of the image as shot), this lens is effectively a 453mm lens on a 35mm camera
Region: North America, Canada, British Columbia, Capital RD, Langford, Goldstream Provincial Park
Scientific Name: species related to Cinclus mexicanus (American Dipper)
Tag: bird
Larger image: 1488 x 992
Raw image: 1488 x 992

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