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The Egret's Lunch

The Egret's Lunch

A Great Egret snatches a smelt out of Arcata Marsh's brackish pond.

A Great Egret snatches a smelt out of Arcata Marsh's brackish pond.
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NIKON D500

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Aperture f/9 ISO 640 Shutter 1/3200 Focal Length 8000/10

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Nov, 2018

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