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Big Gulp

Big Gulp

A pied-billed grebe chick learns how to prepare and shallow a crawdad at a local lake.

A pied-billed grebe chick learns how to prepare and shallow a crawdad at a local lake.
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NIKON D500

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settings

Aperture f/9 ISO 800 Shutter 1/2000 Focal Length 4800/10

location

location

Milpitas, California, US

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upload_date

Oct, 2020

Views

36

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+12

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Wow...talk about biting off more than you can chew! Amazing timing and capture!

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Now that is a mouth full

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