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American Coot

American Coot

Taken with D850, Tamron 150-600 g2 lens

Taken with D850, Tamron 150-600 g2 lens
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NIKON D850

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Aperture f/8 ISO 1800 Shutter 1/1600 Focal Length 2500/10

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Nov, 2019

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