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Mother and baby hippo with Red-billed Oxpeckers in Chobe National Park, Botswana

Mother and baby hippo with Red-billed Oxpeckers in Chobe National Park, Botswana

Edward Schonsett

Henderson, Nevada, United States of America

Member since 2014

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© Edward Schonsett.
All rights reserved.

Image Source:

digital

Date Taken:

10.2011

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Date Uploaded:

Nov. 15, 2012, 11:03 a.m.

Camera Make:

Camera Model:

Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Focal Length:

400mm

Shutter Speed:

1/320

Aperture:

f6.3

ISO:

ISO100

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