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Cormorant with Smelt

Cormorant with Smelt

A Double-crested Cormorant with a freshly-caught topsmelt in Butcher's Slough at the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary

A Double-crested Cormorant with a freshly-caught topsmelt in Butcher's Slough at the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary
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NIKON D800

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Aperture f/8.0 ISO 800 Shutter 1/1250 Focal Length 800/1

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May, 2015

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