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Great Blue Heron - Alfalfa

Great Blue Heron - Alfalfa

This Great Blue Heron had two head-top feathers standing upright and curling forward, reminiding me of the Alfalfa character on the Little Rascles TV series of ...
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This Great Blue Heron had two head-top feathers standing upright and curling forward, reminiding me of the Alfalfa character on the Little Rascles TV series of the late 1930s (I saw reruns on TV when I was a kid in the 1950s)

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camera

NIKON D300

settings

settings

Aperture 110/10 ISO 400 Shutter 10/5000 Focal Length 3000/10

location

location

Merritt Island, Florida, US

upload_date

upload_date

Apr, 2022

Views

210

Likes

+45

Awards

People's Choice in Best of April 2022 Photo Challenge

Peer Award

+33

Magnificent Capture

Absolute Masterpiece

Superb Composition

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Congratulations on your People's Choice award. Well Done!

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Congratulations on the peoples Choice award.

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Congratulations on your PC win Kurt. Wonderful portrait.

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