Frigatebird chasing Red-billed Tropicbird


Posted by John Spreitzer on Tue Jun 19, 2018 9:34 am

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Darwin Bay, Genovesa Island, Galapagos

Frigatebirds supplement their diet by trying to get their island neighbors to regurgitate their food. 

Nikon D500 with Tamron 150-600 G2 @ 600 handheld (VC off)
1/2500 sec, F6.3 ISO 400 (Auto)

Cropped to try and maximize subject size in max 800 px width.
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by Karl Egressy on Tue Jun 19, 2018 11:42 am
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Interaction in flight, Great capture.
 

by Gene Gwin on Tue Jun 19, 2018 1:10 pm
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John, Interesting image. Good job getting them both in focus--not an easy task.
 

by Ron Day on Tue Jun 19, 2018 3:11 pm
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Great job of getting this pair in focus flying within the frame, John.
 

by Swissblad on Tue Jun 19, 2018 10:13 pm
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Nice catch, reminds me of the behaviour exhibited by artic skuas.
 

by Carol Clarke on Thu Jun 21, 2018 4:05 am
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I guess this is the bird version of getting mugged on the way home from the grocery store! Excellent and sharp capture of this behaviour, John.

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