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My photo of the day at our favorite local park. This female red-winged blackbird saw an opportunity for a "hot" lunch and took it! Unfortunately, it...
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My photo of the day at our favorite local park. This female red-winged blackbird saw an opportunity for a "hot" lunch and took it! Unfortunately, it happened so fast I wasn't able to capture the nanosecond that this bee met his demise!
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NIKON D500

settings

settings

Aperture f/8 ISO 1000 Shutter 1/3200 Focal Length 6000/10

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upload_date

Sep, 2018

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108

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+29

Awards

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You are fast at 1/3200 you nailed it.

Platinum

Great capture of INTENTION....love the look of concentration in the bird's eye

How incredible to see and capture something like this.

PRO+

Poor bee . . . happy bird!

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But this stage in events is better than seeing her swallow the bee. Great shot!

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Timely capture Nina :)

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