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Victoria's Riflebird

Victoria's Riflebird

I waited for ages for this bird to display. He spent a good half hour preening and then all of a sudden he did his iconic display and I must say it was worth w...
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I waited for ages for this bird to display. He spent a good half hour preening and then all of a sudden he did his iconic display and I must say it was worth waiting for.
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camera

NIKON D810

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settings

Aperture 63/10 ISO 2000 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 7000/10

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upload_date

Aug, 2016

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94

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+21

Awards

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