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Keeping Warm

Keeping Warm

We have a family of Spotted Eagle Owls nesting nearby and I've been watching them for over a month. The chicks are now just over a week old and their eyes...
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We have a family of Spotted Eagle Owls nesting nearby and I've been watching them for over a month. The chicks are now just over a week old and their eyes have just opened. This one is keeping warm in the female's breast feathers.
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NIKON D7100

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Aperture f/9 ISO 500 Shutter 1/100 Focal Length 5000/10

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South Africa

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Oct, 2019

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