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Sitting Pretty

Sitting Pretty

We had a light, all-day snow so I think the raptors were a bit weary of flying in it. I felt a few special moments when this beautiful hawk let us get very clos...
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We had a light, all-day snow so I think the raptors were a bit weary of flying in it. I felt a few special moments when this beautiful hawk let us get very close and it let me take several photos of it. The hawk seemed as curious about my fellow nature lover and I as we did about it.
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NIKON D810

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Aperture f/9 ISO 800 Shutter 1/1250 Focal Length 5500/10

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Jan, 2019

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