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Flight of an Eagle

Flight of an Eagle

While out on one of my photo adventures driving around on the back roads in search of hawks or owls, I spotted this eagle resting on a branch in a tall tree by ...
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While out on one of my photo adventures driving around on the back roads in search of hawks or owls, I spotted this eagle resting on a branch in a tall tree by a creek. I first thought it was an owl, and was very exciting to see it was actually an eagle.
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Aperture f/7.1 ISO 400 Shutter 10/20000 Focal Length 3000/10

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Feb, 2015

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