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Coopers Hawk

Coopers Hawk

I usually have many birds in the trees in my yard, all at once they vanished and this Cooper's Hawk arrived. HIs talons and beak had feathers from a prior ...
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I usually have many birds in the trees in my yard, all at once they vanished and this Cooper's Hawk arrived. HIs talons and beak had feathers from a prior kill.
Lens: Tamron 150-600 g2

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NIKON D810

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Aperture f/9 ISO 250 Shutter 1/1000 Focal Length 6000/10

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May, 2018

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