{"id":779706,"date":"2026-09-23T06:44:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T06:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/779706\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T06:44:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T06:44:17","slug":"photographer-captures-species-capable-of-diving-at-up-to-53mph-faster-than-olympic-divers-his-image-sunball-rocket-just-won-the-grand-prize-in-the-worlds-largest-bird-phot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/779706\/","title":{"rendered":"Photographer captures species capable of diving at up to 53mph \u2013 faster than Olympic divers! 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