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Sunrise Osprey

Sunrise Osprey

Ospreys are a conservation success story. The popular insecticide DDT was ingested by fish then the Osprey ate the fish. Their numbers declined dramatically. I...
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Ospreys are a conservation success story. The popular insecticide DDT was ingested by fish then the Osprey ate the fish. Their numbers declined dramatically. In 1972 DDT was banned and the Osprey bounced back.
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NIKON D7000

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Aperture 63/10 ISO 400 Shutter 10/16000 Focal Length 4000/10

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Bald Head Island, North Carolina, US

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upload_date

May, 2022

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212

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