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Mantling

Mantling

This bird is hiding its kill or 'mantling' its kill, a term used to describe a raptor hiding its kill from another predator either from the air or the...
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This bird is hiding its kill or 'mantling' its kill, a term used to describe a raptor hiding its kill from another predator either from the air or the ground.

Red-shouldered Hawk
Venice Rookery
Venice, FL, USA 03-01-19
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Canon EOS 7D Mark II

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 200 Shutter 1/2500 Focal Length 500/1

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Mar, 2019

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