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White-tailed Kite Prey Handoff

White-tailed Kite Prey Handoff

A White-tailed Kite pair hand off a vole near their roost in Arcata Bottoms.

A White-tailed Kite pair hand off a vole near their roost in Arcata Bottoms.
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NIKON D800

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Aperture f/8.0 ISO 800 Shutter 1/1000

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Jan, 2015

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