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Stonechat

Stonechat

I discovered this Stonechat at one of my local wildlife reserves. It was not disturbed by my presence and I was able to follow it around as it looked for food i...
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I discovered this Stonechat at one of my local wildlife reserves. It was not disturbed by my presence and I was able to follow it around as it looked for food in the plants and flowers
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camera

NIKON D7000

settings

settings

Aperture f/7.1 ISO 220 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 5000/10

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upload_date

Feb, 2018

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303

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+25

Awards

Lucky 3 Award

Peer Award

+4

Top Choice

+2

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