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Very Talonted (Northern Hawk Owl)

Very Talonted (Northern Hawk Owl)

You can get a good sense of the size of the talons on this guy in this shot. Being a creature of the north the northern hawk owl is totally equipped for cold we...
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You can get a good sense of the size of the talons on this guy in this shot. Being a creature of the north the northern hawk owl is totally equipped for cold weather operation.
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Canon EOS-1D X Mark II

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Aperture f/7.1 ISO 800 Shutter 1/2500 Focal Length 600/1

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Mar, 2019

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