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Barn Owl

Barn Owl

Barn owl meticulously grooming every feather one by one.

Barn owl meticulously grooming every feather one by one.
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Canon EOS 70D

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 6400 Shutter 1/1600 Focal Length 221/1

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Nov, 2017

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