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Birds Silhouetted Against Full Moon

A flock of birds is silhouetted against a large, orange full moon rising above a dark coastline.

Night migrants crossing the face of a rising full moon above the Falsterbo peninsula in September, a dozen small thrushes in sharp black silhouette against the huge orange disc, a thin band of dark coast below, 800mm telephoto, a palette of moon orange, black and deep blue. See more

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