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Early Bird

Early Bird

This hawk was already up and hunting at first light.

This hawk was already up and hunting at first light.
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camera

NIKON D850

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settings

Aperture f/6.3 ISO 2500 Shutter 1/2500 Focal Length 6000/10

location

location

Sierraville, California, US

upload_date

upload_date

Feb, 2019

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165

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Awards

Peer Award

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And YOU must have been up really early to capture this image! Well worth it, I'd say . . .

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Looks a little ruffled.....nice shot

Early bird gets the worm or mouse.

The lighting is perfect!

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Your photographs of nature and animals are wonderful, Mark. Thanks for sharing them!

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