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One of Natures Hardships

One of Natures Hardships

This is a sad story. Mother grebe built this floating nest in the middle of a rookery . As the nest floated too close to the edge something eventually got her ...
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This is a sad story. Mother grebe built this floating nest in the middle of a rookery . As the nest floated too close to the edge something eventually got her chicks. I was thinking this might have been for first hatch. This is a pied -billed Grebe. Note the color of the chicks. Not much camo !!
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NIKON D850

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Aperture 13/1 ISO 1000 Shutter 1/1000 Focal Length 600/1

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Milpitas, California, US

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Dec, 2022

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100

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