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Orchard Oriole

Orchard Oriole

This juvenile female orchard oriole perched "pretty as a picture" on a butterfly bush. She is watching me as closely as I'm watching her. ...
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This juvenile female orchard oriole perched "pretty as a picture" on a butterfly bush. She is watching me as closely as I'm watching her.
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camera

Canon EOS 5D Mark II

settings

settings

Aperture f/5.6 ISO 200 Shutter 1/125 Focal Length 300/1

upload_date

upload_date

Oct, 2015

Views

70

Likes

+16

Awards

Top Choice

Peer Award

Superb Composition

Outstanding Creativity

Magnificent Capture

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