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Heron Hunting

Heron Hunting

A Great Blue Heron strikes at a school of fish in Arcata Marsh's brackish pond, sending some of them leaping out of the water for safety....
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A Great Blue Heron strikes at a school of fish in Arcata Marsh's brackish pond, sending some of them leaping out of the water for safety.
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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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A young Northern Harrier patrols the freshwater ponds at Arcata Marsh as the sun sets.

A Chinstrap Penguin cares for its chicks on a rookery above Orne Harbor along the Antarctic Peninsula.

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A Great Egret swallowing a fry in the McDaniel Slough tidal wetlands at Arcata Marsh

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