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Osprey shading chick from heat

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Osprey shading chick from heat

Driving through Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Maryland I spotted the Osprey wings stretched out to shade the chick from the hot sun.

TAGS: Maryland, Osprey

Steele, Alabama, United States of America

Member since 2014

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© Jackie Bedell.
All rights reserved.

Image Source:

digital

Date Taken:

06.2017

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Date Uploaded:

Nov. 18, 2017, 1:42 p.m.

Camera Make:

NIKON

Camera Model:

COOLPIX P900

Focal Length:

714mm

Shutter Speed:

1/200

Aperture:

f6.5

ISO:

ISO400

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