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Black Oystercatchers

Black Oystercatchers

A pair of black oystercatchers on Black Sands Beach in CA.

A pair of black oystercatchers on Black Sands Beach in CA.
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Canon EOS 20D

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 200 Shutter 1/400 Focal Length 400/1

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Sausalito, California, US

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Dec, 2020

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