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Blending in

Blending in

Western Meadowlark blends into the grass along the banks of the marshlands.

Western Meadowlark blends into the grass along the banks of the marshlands.
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NIKON D500

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settings

Aperture f/6.3 ISO 400 Shutter 1/2500 Focal Length 5500/10

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upload_date

Mar, 2018

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218

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Awards

Peer Award

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Excellent detail !!!

Incredible capture. Looks like you were right on him. You make it look so easy when I know it is now at all.

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OMG . . . I hear them ALL the time and see them at a distance, but never have been close enough to get this kind of detail. Awesome, Mark!!! ッ

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Perfect feather detail...

Fantastic detail and clarity. These birds are really really hard to capture...they just don't sit still long. Well done!

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