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The Spillway Abundance

The Spillway Abundance

The spillway was opened to prevent an overflow by the Des Moines River in central Iowa. An abundance of small fish flowed through the dam with the water and a ...
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The spillway was opened to prevent an overflow by the Des Moines River in central Iowa. An abundance of small fish flowed through the dam with the water and a flock of gulls, probably 1500 of them, gathered in the coming darkness to collect the easy dinner of stunned fish. Quite a sight. The gulls extended at least half a mile downriver below the dam diving and eating, diving and eating. .
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Canon EOS 20D

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 200 Shutter 1/320 Focal Length 130/1

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Jan, 2016

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