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A River Otter's Meal

A River Otter's Meal

A North American river otter drags a large Pacific staghorn sculpin onto the shady bank of Butcher's Slough for a late afternoon meal....
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A North American river otter drags a large Pacific staghorn sculpin onto the shady bank of Butcher's Slough for a late afternoon meal.
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NIKON D800

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 1600 Shutter 1/800 Focal Length 800/1

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Nov, 2015

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