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Countdown of 2018. August and the Swainson’s Hawk surveying the area. Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Brigham City, Utah USA. The Swainson’s is also known as the Locust Hawk because it feasts mainly on insects.

Countdown of 2018. August and the Swainson’s Hawk surveying the area. Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Brigham City, Utah USA. The Swainson’s is also known as the Locust Hawk because it feasts mainly on insects.

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Canon EOS 80D

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Aperture f/7.099999904632 ISO 500 Shutter 1/800 Focal Length 347/1

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Dec, 2018

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