{"id":19813,"date":"2024-09-07T06:55:39","date_gmt":"2024-09-07T10:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=19813"},"modified":"2024-09-07T06:55:39","modified_gmt":"2024-09-07T10:55:39","slug":"maine-spot-winged-glider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=19813","title":{"rendered":"Maine! Spot-winged Glider"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"19812\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=19812\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dsc06899-1.jpg?fit=2000%2C1872&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1872\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;13&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-6700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1725533571&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dsc06899-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dsc06899-1.jpg?fit=300%2C281&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dsc06899-1.jpg?fit=904%2C846&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"904\" height=\"846\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dsc06899-1.jpg?resize=904%2C846&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-19812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dsc06899-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C958&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dsc06899-1.jpg?resize=300%2C281&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dsc06899-1.jpg?resize=768%2C719&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dsc06899-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1438&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dsc06899-1.jpg?resize=904%2C846&amp;ssl=1 904w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dsc06899-1.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/dsc06899-1.jpg?w=1808&amp;ssl=1 1808w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Spot-winged Glider: Kennebunk Bridle Path, Kennebunk, Maine, USA, September 2024 \u2014 Earlier this summer we had more Wandering Gliders than I have ever seen in Southern Maine, patrolling mostly on the back side of the dunes along the seashore, and up the tidal creeks. I was surprised then to see, when I got to processing this shot from a few days ago, that this is a Spot-winged Glider. I have seen a few here over the years, right along this same stretch of trail through the tidal marsh beside the Mousam River, but this is the first one in a while. Sony a6700 with the Tamron 50-400 Di iii zoom at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my bird and wildlife modifications. Insect subject recognition auto focus. Program shift to f13 for depth of field. 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