Black Skimmer - Gator Creek Road, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida

Considering that these guys sit in the Titusville Causeway parking lot all morning with people and cars passing close by, they're pretty spooky when they're skimming. So to make this capture I parked my car next to the edge of the water, opened both side doors draped camo blankets over the doors, and sat on a lawn chair between the doors with my tripod set up at the edge of the front door. Then when the skimmers passed by I slowly got behind the lens and waited for them to do a 180 and make the return run. Passers-by likely thought I was crazy, but hopefully they'd think otherwise if they could see the pics.

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Make:	Canon
Model:	Canon EOS 50D
Exposure:	0.001 sec (1/1000)
Aperture:	f/8.0
ISO Speed:	400
Focal Length:	600 mm
Lens:	EF600mm f/4L IS USM