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Taking Flight, 23 January 2016

Taking Flight, 23 January 2016

I live out in the country and some animals are much more difficult to capture well than others. Out here, most animals disappear the moment they catch sight of...
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I live out in the country and some animals are much more difficult to capture well than others. Out here, most animals disappear the moment they catch sight of you. I managed to grab this image just as the hawk pressed itself into a launch off the top of this tree.
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