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The Otter's Feast

The Otter's Feast

By hanging out below the fishing pier in Trinidad, California, this otter gets the choice bits of what the fishermen throw back before the gulls devour the rest...
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By hanging out below the fishing pier in Trinidad, California, this otter gets the choice bits of what the fishermen throw back before the gulls devour the rest.
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NIKON D500

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 1600 Shutter 1/800 Focal Length 6000/10

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Jun, 2017

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