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American white pelican landing 1

American white pelican landing 1

Laying on the ground I had figured I wouldn't get any flight shots, but when the 9 Pelicans began taking short flights I aimed and fired. Got two nice lan...
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Laying on the ground I had figured I wouldn't get any flight shots, but when the 9 Pelicans began taking short flights I aimed and fired. Got two nice landing shots this day.
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Canon EOS 70D

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Aperture f/7.1 ISO 400 Shutter 1/3200 Focal Length 247/1

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Gilbert, Arizona, US

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upload_date

Dec, 2020

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