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Lunch with a Mud Hen

Lunch with a Mud Hen

The common Gallinule also known as Mud Hen or Pond Chicken are often seen in freshwater marshes or lakes. This one is was munching on some marsh grass. ...
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The common Gallinule also known as Mud Hen or Pond Chicken are often seen in freshwater marshes or lakes. This one is was munching on some marsh grass.
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NIKON D500

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 3200 Shutter 1/3200 Focal Length 6000/10

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Apr, 2019

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