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Great Blue Heron Fishing

Great Blue Heron Fishing

A Great Blue Heron at Arcata Marsh has discovered that Klopp Lake's tidal sluice attracts schools of smelt at hight tide. ...
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A Great Blue Heron at Arcata Marsh has discovered that Klopp Lake's tidal sluice attracts schools of smelt at hight tide.
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NIKON D800

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Aperture f/8.0 ISO 1600 Shutter 1/1000 Focal Length 800/1

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Jun, 2015

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