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Male Broadbill

Male Broadbill

Traveled about an hour to capture the hummingbirds in Madera Canyon. They were. pretty active.

Tamron 150-600 G2 lens...
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Traveled about an hour to capture the hummingbirds in Madera Canyon. They were. pretty active.

Tamron 150-600 G2 lens
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camera

NIKON D850

settings

settings

Aperture f/11 ISO 6400 Shutter 1/4000 Focal Length 3200/10

location

location

Madera Canyon, Arizona, US

upload_date

upload_date

May, 2020

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