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Red Kite

Snapped in Weyhill, UK, at the Hawk Conservancy Trust, which rescues and repatriates injured raptors. Taken with Pentax K-5 IIs and DA300mm f4....
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Snapped in Weyhill, UK, at the Hawk Conservancy Trust, which rescues and repatriates injured raptors. Taken with Pentax K-5 IIs and DA300mm f4.
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PENTAX K-5 II s

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Aperture f/4 ISO 400 Shutter 1/5000 Focal Length 30000/100

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Jan, 2016

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Fantastic image! As a bird photographer myself, I know how difficult it can be to get good close-ups.

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