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Mating Dance

Mating Dance

At the wild bird rookery in St. Augustine, Florida, I saw this beautiful great egret (ardea alba) perform a mating dance to try and attract a mate. ...
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At the wild bird rookery in St. Augustine, Florida, I saw this beautiful great egret (ardea alba) perform a mating dance to try and attract a mate.
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NIKON D7500

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settings

Aperture 28/5 ISO 100 Shutter 1/1600 Focal Length 300/1

location

location

Saint Augustine, Florida, US

upload_date

upload_date

Mar, 2022

Views

48

Likes

+2

Awards

Peer Award

+5

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