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Tricolored Heron in Breeding Plumage

Tricolored Heron in Breeding Plumage

While at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm in Florida one breeding season, I came across this beautiful tricolored heron hoping for a mate!...
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While at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm in Florida one breeding season, I came across this beautiful tricolored heron hoping for a mate!
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NIKON D5100

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Aperture 8/1 ISO 125 Shutter 1/250 Focal Length 110/1

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Saint Augustine, Florida, US

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Aug, 2019

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