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Dove on a Nest

Dove on a Nest

I was searching for a geocache one morning near a pine tree, and when I stood up, i was face-to-face with this mother sitting on her nest. She sat there quietl...
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I was searching for a geocache one morning near a pine tree, and when I stood up, i was face-to-face with this mother sitting on her nest. She sat there quietly while I took her picture.
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SONY SLT-A77V

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 200 Shutter 1/320 Focal Length 2500/10

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Sep, 2015

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