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Blue Heron Take-out

Blue Heron Take-out

A great blue heron takes flight with a large Mayan cichlid stabbed by his beak.

A great blue heron takes flight with a large Mayan cichlid stabbed by his beak.
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Canon EOS 5D Mark III

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 320 Shutter 1/640 Focal Length 600/1

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Jul, 2018

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126

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Awards

Peer Award

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