bretthondow

A Bird's Last Breath

A Bird's Last Breath

I found this poor little Oriole under a bushy tree crying on a hot day. I saw no visible injuries but it looked very sick. I carried it and gave it some water b...
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I found this poor little Oriole under a bushy tree crying on a hot day. I saw no visible injuries but it looked very sick. I carried it and gave it some water but it wouldn't drink. After a bit it flew away about 100 feet and landed in the parking lot. When I reached it to pick it up again it died the moment I touched it.
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NIKON D5300

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settings

Aperture 180/10 ISO 400 Shutter 10/600 Focal Length 1050/10

upload_date

upload_date

Oct, 2016

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191

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+7

Awards

Peer Award

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Emotions

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