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To Have Wings is to Know You Can Fly

To Have Wings is to Know You Can Fly

Most birds in flight are seen from below; I was fortunate to be standing in a location where I could watch this heron from above as he took off in flight. You c...
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Most birds in flight are seen from below; I was fortunate to be standing in a location where I could watch this heron from above as he took off in flight. You can see every feather in his wings, and there is a certain awe in seeing this majestic bird in flight.
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NIKON D70s

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Aperture f/9.5 ISO 200 Shutter 1/350 Focal Length 300/1

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Jan, 2016

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