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Swainson's Hawk

Swainson's Hawk

A unique find in the Sierra Valley near Portola, California, we were surprised to come upon this Swainson's hawk sitting on a fence post while waiting for ...
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A unique find in the Sierra Valley near Portola, California, we were surprised to come upon this Swainson's hawk sitting on a fence post while waiting for a rain shower to pass. As the sun came out, he shook off the water drops running down his feathers and resumed his hunting duties.
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NIKON D500

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 1600 Shutter 1/2000 Focal Length 6000/10

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Jun, 2018

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Beautifully captured and edited Mark ! One of your best !

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Magnificent portrait

A perfect capture. The coloring in the image is spectacular to my eyes. WOW

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Awesome shot:-)

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Wow, Mr. Mark . . . love how the golds and oranges in the background are picked up by the bird. Great image! ッ

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Beautiful!! Wonderful details and colors!! : )

A first! What a beautiful capture and edit...well done!

Love love love this photo.

Magnificent capture !!

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