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Little Blue Heron

Little Blue Heron

Myakka River State Park is mostly underwater because of all of the rain we have had this summer. Many waterbird are feasting on small minnows that abound in th...
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Myakka River State Park is mostly underwater because of all of the rain we have had this summer. Many waterbird are feasting on small minnows that abound in the flooded forest. This little blue heron took a break from feeding and flew up to a perch on a dead tree about six feet above the water.
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NIKON D7100

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 1600 Shutter 10/2500 Focal Length 1400/10

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Sep, 2015

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