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Great Horned Owl

Great Horned Owl

Driving down Last Dollar Road near sunset, when I saw something large out of the corner of my eye. This beautiful owl sat there peacefully for 20 minutes while...
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Driving down Last Dollar Road near sunset, when I saw something large out of the corner of my eye. This beautiful owl sat there peacefully for 20 minutes while I took dozens of photos from inside my car
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NIKON D750

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 3200 Shutter 1/640 Focal Length 6000/10

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Sep, 2018

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