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October Nectar

October Nectar

An Anna's hummingbird at the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum in Santa Cruz, California, takes advantage of the last these nectar-filled summer blooms, native to Au...
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An Anna's hummingbird at the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum in Santa Cruz, California, takes advantage of the last these nectar-filled summer blooms, native to Australia
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NIKON D850

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 2500 Shutter 10/64000 Focal Length 6000/10

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Santa Cruz, California, US

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Nov, 2020

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