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Red-backed Kingfisher

Red-backed Kingfisher

A red-backed Kingfisher pauses and poses for me while hunting prey in a local woodland

A red-backed Kingfisher pauses and poses for me while hunting prey in a local woodland
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OLYMPUS E-M1X

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Aperture f/8 ISO 1000 Shutter 1/2000 Focal Length 600/1

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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, AU

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upload_date

Dec, 2021

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