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Concealing the Catch

Concealing the Catch

This eagle flew directly over me with a fish. It is funny watching them fly as fast as they can back to a tree to eat before other eagles see they have somethin...
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This eagle flew directly over me with a fish. It is funny watching them fly as fast as they can back to a tree to eat before other eagles see they have something. They tuck that fish in under their tail feather and conceal it so they aren't pickpocketed by other eagles. Lets see if they Eagles can steal one away from the Patriots today in Superbowl LII.
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Canon EOS 7D

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 500 Shutter 1/2000 Focal Length 400/1

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Feb, 2018

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45

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+9

Awards

Peer Award

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