Swimming birds

Challenge #6 in the Wild birds series. Hosted by Ben_Egbert.

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Wild birds that are swimming. Birds must be wild, no zoo or captive birds. Try to avoid any sign of manmade objects.

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Announced:

Thursday, 3rd February, 2011 (GMT)

Submissions:

Thursday, 10th February, 2011 – Wednesday, 16th February, 2011 (GMT)

Voting:

Thursday, 17th February, 2011 – Wednesday, 23rd February, 2011 (GMT)

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This is a wild Crested Penguin in the surf, on the remote west coast of New Zealand.

Camera:	Canon EOS 7D
Lens:	Canon 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS
Submitted:	Monday, 14th February, 2011 03:11 (GMT)
Taken:	Wednesday, 18th November, 2009
Focal length:	400 mm
Shutter speed:	1/1600 sec
Aperture:	F6.3
ISO:	400
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