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Scarlet love

Scarlet love

Scarlet macaw (Ara macao)

Costa Rica

Tender love between a pair where they should be - in the wild.

Watching these ...
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Scarlet macaw (Ara macao)

Costa Rica

Tender love between a pair where they should be - in the wild.

Watching these magnificent birds in the wild is amazing, even more so when they in some places come regularly to feed on handouts from humans and are thus so comfortable around humans that they will land on your head or wherever they chose.
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camera

NIKON D5

settings

Aperture f/4 ISO 720 Shutter 1/1600 Focal Length 5000/10

location

location

Costa Rica

upload_date

upload_date

Feb, 2019

Views

219

Likes

+5

Awards

Peer Award

Superb Composition

Absolute Masterpiece

Magnificent Capture

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