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Deep Strike

Deep Strike

A Great Egret strikes at a fish in the shallows of the brackish pond at the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary.

A Great Egret strikes at a fish in the shallows of the brackish pond at the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary.
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NIKON D500

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Aperture f/8 ISO 800 Shutter 1/2000 Focal Length 8000/10

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May, 2017

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