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Flight of the Oystercatcher

Flight of the Oystercatcher

This American Oystercatcher was flying back to his chick with a mole crab I watched him catch.

This American Oystercatcher was flying back to his chick with a mole crab I watched him catch.
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Canon EOS 5D Mark III

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 1000 Shutter 1/6400 Focal Length 560/1

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Oct, 2017

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Thank You. I have the whole series of the Oystercatcher getting the mole crab and flying with it up to the chicks.

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