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Silhouette Raptor

Silhouette Raptor

A Black Kite (Milvus migrans) that I managed to catch in silhouette against the grey sky. Didn't think this would turn out, but it doesn't look too ba...
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A Black Kite (Milvus migrans) that I managed to catch in silhouette against the grey sky. Didn't think this would turn out, but it doesn't look too bad. It was probably hunting for rats, mice, small snakes or whatever it could get.
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PENTAX K-S1

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Aperture 67/10 ISO 800 Shutter 1/60 Focal Length 30000/100

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Jun, 2018

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