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Tricolored heron on black

Tricolored heron on black

I caught this Tricolored heron in a patch of light in a pond that was mostly in late afternoon shade, what luck! These birds are a bit rare for Gilbert, Arizon...
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I caught this Tricolored heron in a patch of light in a pond that was mostly in late afternoon shade, what luck! These birds are a bit rare for Gilbert, Arizona - a suburb of Phoenix.
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Canon EOS 70D

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Aperture 63/10 ISO 320 Shutter 1/1600 Focal Length 370/1

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Sep, 2016

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