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Common Nighthawk

Common Nighthawk

The nighthawks were out particularly early here today. This is one of about a dozen that were busy foraging in the skies behind our house....
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The nighthawks were out particularly early here today. This is one of about a dozen that were busy foraging in the skies behind our house.
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camera

NIKON D500

settings

settings

Aperture 56/10 ISO 360 Shutter 1/2500 Focal Length 500/1

location

location

Knapp, Minnesota, US

upload_date

upload_date

Sep, 2023

Views

259

Likes

+7

Awards

Winter 23 Award

Top Pick 2023

Peer Award

+4

Absolute Masterpiece

Superb Composition

Top Choice

Categories

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Awesome!!! I have only seen them once. I was pulling down my street from the grocery store and they were gone by the time that I got into my house to get my camera. You got such a great picture!

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Thank you for the kind words, Linda

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