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A Common Tern diving at Shoreline Lake.

A Common Tern diving at Shoreline Lake.
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Aperture f/8 ISO 640 Shutter 1/2500 Focal Length 6000/10

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Jun, 2019

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Great timing!!! They are soooo fast and you froze the moment! Way to go!!

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smashing - thank you for entering your lovely photo into my challenge "animals of any kind" - good luck

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