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Last Flight of the Wagtail

Last Flight of the Wagtail

All of a sudden a whoosh overhead made me look up, my camera was set for the opposite light direction but I whirled round and fired off a series of shots catchi...
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All of a sudden a whoosh overhead made me look up, my camera was set for the opposite light direction but I whirled round and fired off a series of shots catching this Hobby with a Pied Wagtail in its claws. A sight that is as uncommon as a Woodpecker with a Weasel on its back!
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NIKON D7000

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 400 Shutter 1/8000 Focal Length 4000/10

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upload_date

Jan, 2016

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Member Selection Award

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Celebrating Nature

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#hobby #Pied wagtail #High Tea

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