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Hooded Merganser's Catch

Hooded Merganser's Catch

A female Hooded Merganser with a freshly-caught pipefish in the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary.

A female Hooded Merganser with a freshly-caught pipefish in the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary.
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NIKON D800

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

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Oct, 2015

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This is gorgeous. Actually all of your photos are gorgeous. I love that you can see the serrations and the downturn at the end of the beak.

This was shot from a kayak I presume?

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