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Nest Building

Nest Building

A Great Egret tries to place a stick in its nest in just the right spot to make the perfect home.

A Great Egret tries to place a stick in its nest in just the right spot to make the perfect home.
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Canon EOS REBEL T1i

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settings

Aperture f/5.6 ISO 100 Shutter 1/400 Focal Length 420/1

upload_date

upload_date

Dec, 2015

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