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Male Northern Mockingbird

Male Northern Mockingbird

Singing while in a desert thorn bush. A very beautiful example of a Northern Mockingbird of the Sonoran Desert.
Lens: Tamron 600-150 g2...
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Singing while in a desert thorn bush. A very beautiful example of a Northern Mockingbird of the Sonoran Desert.
Lens: Tamron 600-150 g2
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camera

NIKON D850

settings

settings

Aperture f/6.3 ISO 125 Shutter 1/640 Focal Length 6000/10

location

location

Vail, Arizona, US

upload_date

upload_date

May, 2021

Views

86

Likes

+32

Awards

Peer Award

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Magnificent Capture

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