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Jon Kroeker shot this on Dec. 3 at Higgens Point. "I was standing on the shore next to the northern dock, the dock was full of photographers. Ariel circled around from her perch near the statue then dove right in front of me. He used a Nikon Z8with a Nikon 180-600 zoom lens. Shutter: 800; F:6.3.

Jon Kroeker shot this on Dec. 3 at Higgens Point. "I was standing on the shore next to the northern dock, the dock was full of photographers. Ariel circled around from her perch near the statue then dove right in front of me. He used a Nikon Z8with a Nikon 180-600 zoom lens. Shutter: 800; F:6.3.

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