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Soaring In Golden Light

Soaring In Golden Light

I love how this bald eagle reflects the golden sunlight separating it from the background of trees on the hills from the Illinois side of the Mississippi River....
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I love how this bald eagle reflects the golden sunlight separating it from the background of trees on the hills from the Illinois side of the Mississippi River. Check out that wing span!
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Canon EOS 7D

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 500 Shutter 1/2000 Focal Length 400/1

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upload_date

Feb, 2016

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+13

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