Toya_Heatley

Sacred Kingfisher with crab

Sacred Kingfisher with crab

Sacred Kingfisher sitting on a log with a crab. The salt water ponds were dry but the kingfisher still managed to find a crab....
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Sacred Kingfisher sitting on a log with a crab. The salt water ponds were dry but the kingfisher still managed to find a crab.
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camera

Canon EOS 7D Mark II

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settings

Aperture f/10 ISO 3200 Shutter 1/5000 Focal Length 600/1

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upload_date

Nov, 2017

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84

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+10

Awards

Summer 2020

Peer Award

Absolute Masterpiece

Magnificent Capture

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