Pigeon photobombing a solar halo display
by James Brunker
Title
Pigeon photobombing a solar halo display
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James Brunker
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Photograph - Photograph
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A feral pigeon perfectly photobombs a shot of the spectacular display of solar halos over La Paz, Bolivia that lasted for several hours on 21st September 2022. Around the Sun is the relatively common 22º radius circular halo, below it bottom centre (behind the statue) you can just see an infralateral or circumhorizon arc. The fainter white circle above and passing through the Sun is a parhelic circle (caused by the multiple reflection of light within ice crystals rather than refraction). This image was taken in Plaza Isabel la Catolica in the central Sopocachi district.
Photograph © James Brunker. Reproduction, transmission or publication in any form without prior written permission strictly prohibited.
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September 22nd, 2022
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Peggy Collins
Great capture, James - very unusual and striking! You even caught the rainbow ring at the bottom of the frame...
James Brunker replied:
Thank you Peggy! That bottom rainbow arc is much clearer in some of the other images I've uploaded, wasn't very visible behind the buildings from this location