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Blackbird Tree

Red-winged Blackbirds perched in a barren tree along Tule Lake's wetlands.

Red-winged Blackbirds perched in a barren tree along Tule Lake's wetlands.
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NIKON D800

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Aperture f/9 ISO 800 Shutter 1/2000 Focal Length 600/1

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Apr, 2016

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