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RickL

Anna's and bee

Anna's and bee

Madera Canyon, near Green Valley, Az
Nikon d850, Tamron 150-600 G2 lens

Madera Canyon, near Green Valley, Az
Nikon d850, Tamron 150-600 G2 lens
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NIKON D850

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Aperture f/8 ISO 3600 Shutter 1/5000 Focal Length 4200/10

location

location

Madera Canyon, Arizona, US

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upload_date

Oct, 2019

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Nice capture, Rick!

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Thank you for the nice comments Arzhtatiana

Awesome capture.

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Thank you very much

Beautiful picture!

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Thank you very much Tassie

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Great Timing, you have a lot of very nice bird photos :))

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Thank you Lekahuie

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The detail and colors are spectacular.
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Harris hawks hunt in groups of two or three. One distracts the prey and the others dive down and grab it. Usually there is a dominant female to guid

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The atmosphere was just right to magnify the setting sun

Lens: Nikon 35-50 mm

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