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Owl's twilight perch

Owl's twilight perch

As evening was gathering I glanced across my backyard and saw this owl keeping a lone, mournful perch. I clicked a few pictures and went inside my home to fetch...
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As evening was gathering I glanced across my backyard and saw this owl keeping a lone, mournful perch. I clicked a few pictures and went inside my home to fetch another lens. The bird was nowhere to be seen when I returned!
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NIKON D5300

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 100 Shutter 10/600 Focal Length 5000/10

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Sep, 2018

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