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Great Blue Heron fly's by along the California coast near Santa Cruz.

Great Blue Heron fly's by along the California coast near Santa Cruz.
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Great flight capture my friend

Magnificent capture and image Mark.

Excellent flight shot and perfect edit for this magnificent bird! Well done!

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Wow....a real beauty!! : )

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So very remarkable . . .

So beautiful!!!!

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Stunning capture and edit!

perfect

love the rendering; very painterly.

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Beautiful composition love the muted background perfectly blends

Wow...Breathtaking shot!!

Absolutely perfection! Love it!

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