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An intimate shot of a golden eagle chick in the nest partway down a 250' cliff.

An intimate shot of a golden eagle chick in the nest partway down a 250' cliff.
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Canon EOS 40D

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Aperture f/22 ISO 1000 Shutter 1/125 Focal Length 10/1

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May, 2016

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I take it you do this as a volunteer or for a living? How else could you get so close! Nice photo.

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