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Swallow-tailed kites

Swallow-tailed kites

Once a year thousands of these birds group together in a pre-migrational roost. Each day prior to going out to forage some of the Kites will skim across the wat...
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Once a year thousands of these birds group together in a pre-migrational roost. Each day prior to going out to forage some of the Kites will skim across the water to get a drink. Usually there are just on or two at a time, but this day there was a dozen or more birds all skimming at the same time.
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Canon EOS-1D X

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Aperture 71/10 ISO 800 Shutter 1/3200 Focal Length 700/1

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Jan, 2017

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Awards

Peer Award

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Outstanding Creativity

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