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Learning to Fly

Learning to Fly

A juvenile Osprey testing out it's wings. It was perched a couple of feet above the nest and keep motioning as if it wanted to jump down, but was a bit uns...
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A juvenile Osprey testing out it's wings. It was perched a couple of feet above the nest and keep motioning as if it wanted to jump down, but was a bit unsure how. It took momma with a fresh fish for it to finally commit and make the leap…and for me to put my camera down. Canon 5D mk III w- 600mm f4 1-2000 f10 ISO 1000 Thanks for your comments! www.wklein.smugmug.com
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Canon EOS 5D Mark III

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Aperture f/9 ISO 1000 Shutter 1/2000 Focal Length 600/1

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Mar, 2016

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