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Great Gray Landing

Great Gray Landing

A Great Gray Owl comes in for a landing on top of an old growth redwood stump at the edge of the Prairie Creek elk meadow. ...
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A Great Gray Owl comes in for a landing on top of an old growth redwood stump at the edge of the Prairie Creek elk meadow.
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NIKON D800

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Aperture 8/1 ISO 3200 Shutter 1/1000 Focal Length 800/1

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Aug, 2018

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