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Tricolored Heron Strike

Tricolored Heron Strike

Herons stalk fish and other water creatures and strike them with amazing accuracy and lightening speed as they thrust their beaks into the water to grab their p...
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Herons stalk fish and other water creatures and strike them with amazing accuracy and lightening speed as they thrust their beaks into the water to grab their prey. They never seem to go away hungry!

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camera

NIKON D500

settings

settings

Aperture f/5.6 ISO 1000 Shutter 10/20000

location

location

Florida, US

upload_date

upload_date

Jul, 2021

Views

66

Likes

+16

Awards

Peer Award

+7

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