File:Sturnus vulgaris (European starling) at Bodega Head-1209.jpg

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English: European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) perched on a wooden pole near the Bodega Head parking lot, Sonoma County, California, on December 2, 2022.

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2 December 2022, 13:31:25

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Frank Schulenburg (1969–)

	Alternative names	F. Schulenburg
	Description	German-American manager, Wikipedian, photographer, stringer, executive director and board member
	Date of birth	19 May 1969
	Location of birth	Uelzen
	Work location	California; San Francisco
	Authority file	: Q57175365 VIAF: 306134489 LCCN: nr2002002142 SUDOC: 224994905 WorldCat

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Camera location	38° 18′ 13.4″ N, 123° 03′ 52.32″ W	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	38.303722; -123.064534

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Image title	European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) sitting on a wooden pole near the parking lot of Bodega Head, Sonoma County, California, on December 2, 2022.
Camera manufacturer	Canon
Camera model	Canon EOS R3
Author	Frank Schulenburg
Exposure time	1/1,600 sec (0.000625)
F-number	f/8
ISO speed rating	400
Date and time of data generation	13:31, 2 December 2022
Lens focal length	500 mm
Latitude	38° 18′ 13.4″ N
Longitude	123° 3′ 52.32″ W
Label	Rot
Short title	European starling at Bodega Head
Copyright holder	© Frank Schulenburg
Usage terms	CC BY-SA 4.0
City shown	Bodega Bay
Horizontal resolution	240 dpi
Vertical resolution	240 dpi
Software used	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 12.0.1 (Macintosh)
File change date and time	16:44, 2 December 2022
Exposure Program	Shutter priority
Exif version	2.31
Date and time of digitizing	13:31, 2 December 2022
Shutter speed	10.643856
APEX aperture	6
Exposure bias	0
Maximum land aperture	5.625 APEX (f/7.03)
Metering mode	Pattern
Flash	Flash did not fire
DateTimeOriginal subseconds	30
DateTimeDigitized subseconds	30
Color space	sRGB
Focal plane X resolution	1,669.8765869141
Focal plane Y resolution	1,669.8765869141
Focal plane resolution unit	3
Custom image processing	Normal process
Exposure mode	Auto exposure
White balance	Auto white balance
Scene capture type	Standard
GPS tag version	0.0.2.2
Serial number of camera	032031000364
Lens used	RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
Date metadata was last modified	08:44, 2 December 2022
Unique ID of original document	61FE035284D2632CBFC2F1A90AF3307A
Copyright status	Copyrighted
Keywords	California European starling Sonoma County Sturnus vulgaris United States
Contact information	frank@wikiphotographer.net 1031 Richland Court Chico, California, 95926 United States
Province or state shown	Kalifornien
Country shown	Vereinigte Staaten
Code for country shown	US
IIM version	4

File:Sturnus vulgaris (European starling) at Bodega Head-1209.jpg

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