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Dabbler's Delight

Dabbler's Delight

A Northern Shoveler and a Green-winged Teal dabble for the last of the duckweed in Arcata Marsh's freshwater ponds.

A Northern Shoveler and a Green-winged Teal dabble for the last of the duckweed in Arcata Marsh's freshwater ponds.
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NIKON D800

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Aperture f/10 ISO 800 Shutter 1/1600 Focal Length 800/1

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Nov, 2015

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A Barn Swallow feeding its fledglings at the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary.

As a Gentoo Penguin chick wakes up from a nap, its parent bends over for a feeding.

A young Northern Harrier patrols the freshwater ponds at Arcata Marsh as the sun sets.

A Chinstrap Penguin cares for its chicks on a rookery above Orne Harbor along the Antarctic Peninsula.

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