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Red-winged Blackbird

Red-winged Blackbird

A Red-winged Blackbird calling from the grasses around Freshwater Lagoon.

A Red-winged Blackbird calling from the grasses around Freshwater Lagoon.
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NIKON D800

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Aperture f/8.0 ISO 1600 Shutter 1/400

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Jun, 2014

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