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Wetting The Wing

Wetting The Wing

A wing tip makes contact with the surface of the water as a Great Blue Heron takes off for flight.

A wing tip makes contact with the surface of the water as a Great Blue Heron takes off for flight.
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Aperture f/7.1 ISO 1600 Shutter 1/5000 Focal Length 600/1

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Lufkin, Texas, US

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Nov, 2019

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