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Juvenile Kite with Vole

Juvenile Kite with Vole

A White-tailed Kite fledgling returns to its perch with a vole provided by its mother.

A White-tailed Kite fledgling returns to its perch with a vole provided by its mother.
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NIKON D800

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Aperture f/8 ISO 1000 Shutter 1/1600 Focal Length 800/1

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Sep, 2015

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