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Female Broad Tailed Hummingbird

Female Broad Tailed Hummingbird

Lens:Tamron 150-600g2

Lens:Tamron 150-600g2
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NIKON D810

settings

settings

Aperture f/11 ISO 8000 Shutter 1/5000 Focal Length 6000/10

location

location

Madera Canyon, Arizona, US

upload_date

upload_date

Nov, 2018

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