PatrickBenade

Black-headed Heron taking off.

Black-headed Heron taking off.

Caught this Black-headed heron on take off. Usually they fly away from the camera but this one turned into the breeze allowing a much better view....
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Caught this Black-headed heron on take off. Usually they fly away from the camera but this one turned into the breeze allowing a much better view.
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Canon EOS 7D

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 200 Shutter 1/1250 Focal Length 400/1

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Jun, 2017

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