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Female American Kestrel

Female American Kestrel

This fierce little hunter resides deep in Maryland farmland. She is paired with a beautiful blue-grey winged male that hunts the same field mostly for insects.<...
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This fierce little hunter resides deep in Maryland farmland. She is paired with a beautiful blue-grey winged male that hunts the same field mostly for insects.
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NIKON D750

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Aperture f/9 ISO 800 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 6500/10

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Jul, 2019

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