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RickL

Pine Siskin

Pine Siskin

Migrated into the desert. Normally found in Pine covered mountain areas.
Lens: Nikon 28- 300mm

Migrated into the desert. Normally found in Pine covered mountain areas.
Lens: Nikon 28- 300mm
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camera

NIKON D850

settings

settings

Aperture f/6.3 ISO 2200 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 3000/10

location

location

Madera Canyon, Arizona, US

upload_date

upload_date

Nov, 2020

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124

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Beautiful capture Rick. We normally see them here in the winter but have not seen any yet.

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Thank you Victor. This is a first for me.

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Excellent focus and lighting.

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Nice One

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Thank you very much

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Great quality, lovely lighting and feather detail

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Thank you very much

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