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First Arrival

First Arrival

Red-shouldered hawk was the first birds of prey to arrive back at a local lake once the water returned.

Red-shouldered hawk was the first birds of prey to arrive back at a local lake once the water returned.
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NIKON Z 9

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Aperture 560/100 ISO 640 Shutter 10/8000 Focal Length 5000/10

location

location

Milpitas, California, US

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upload_date

Dec, 2022

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78

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Awards

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