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Surfacing Cormorant

Surfacing Cormorant

Cormorant surfaces from a dive looking for a tasty treat. Normally there would be a pelican standing by to steal its catch. This cormorant was fishing is a remo...
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Cormorant surfaces from a dive looking for a tasty treat. Normally there would be a pelican standing by to steal its catch. This cormorant was fishing is a remote area in this small lake.
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NIKON D500

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settings

Aperture f/6.3 ISO 560 Shutter 1/2500 Focal Length 6000/10

location

location

Milpitas, California, US

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upload_date

Oct, 2021

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Beautiful shot...and lucky cormorant that he can "fish" in peace!

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