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That's a Huge Number of Ducks

That's a Huge Number of Ducks

I am not certain the cause for all these ducks to congregate in this small area of the Great Salt Lake. What you see here is only about a fourth of the total. I...
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I am not certain the cause for all these ducks to congregate in this small area of the Great Salt Lake. What you see here is only about a fourth of the total. I would guess it's either algae or brine shrimp that they were eating. Nothing else lives here. There were more than one type of duck as well
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NIKON D810

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Aperture 80/10 ISO 400 Shutter 10/10000 Focal Length 6000/10

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Utah, US

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Dec, 2020

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Peer Award

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I thought about using a wider angle to show the greater number of ducks gathered here but then the ducks became tiny specs and it was not possible to determine what was really in the water

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