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Cornish Chough

Cornish Chough

The Cornish Chough seen flying wild over the cliffs at Holywell Bay, nr Newquay in Cornwall.
I've lived here all my life and its the first time I�...
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The Cornish Chough seen flying wild over the cliffs at Holywell Bay, nr Newquay in Cornwall.
I've lived here all my life and its the first time I've seen this bird in the wild, and there were four of them!
Part of the corvid family, they are instantly recognisable by their orange beaks and legs; they're also quite noisy.
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NIKON D3300

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Aperture 56/10 ISO 400 Shutter 10/10000 Focal Length 3000/10

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Sep, 2016

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