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Godwit Explosion

Godwit Explosion

As a Northern Harrier soars past, Marbled Godwits and Willets take off from their high tide refuge on the islands of Klopp Lake....
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As a Northern Harrier soars past, Marbled Godwits and Willets take off from their high tide refuge on the islands of Klopp Lake.
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NIKON D500

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Aperture f/8 ISO 800 Shutter 1/2500 Focal Length 8000/10

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Oct, 2017

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Peer Award

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A young Northern Harrier patrols the freshwater ponds at Arcata Marsh as the sun sets.

A Chinstrap Penguin cares for its chicks on a rookery above Orne Harbor along the Antarctic Peninsula.

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