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A river otter chewing on pieces of a sculpin in Butcher's Slough

A river otter chewing on pieces of a sculpin in Butcher's Slough
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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 1600 Shutter 1/800 Focal Length 800/1

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May, 2015

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