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European Kingfisher male

European Kingfisher male

I call Kingfishers mr and mrs electric blue due to the fact that you mostly see a flash of blue flying buy. So if you have a spot where you can find them being ...
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I call Kingfishers mr and mrs electric blue due to the fact that you mostly see a flash of blue flying buy. So if you have a spot where you can find them being relaxed make the most of it!
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NIKON D300S

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settings

Aperture f/5.6 ISO 800 Shutter 1/60 Focal Length 800/1

location

location

Lelystad, Flevoland, NL

upload_date

upload_date

Dec, 2015

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