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blue-faced Malkoha
drjpmenon

blue-faced Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus viridirostris)

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Location
Tamilnadu, India
Date taken
November 2021
Scientific name
Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
Equipment used
Nikon D7100, Nikkor 500mm
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
f4 @ 1/1000 ISO 140
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Jonno52
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What an excellent capture, and what an unusual bird! It does seem to have its eye on you JP, with a mildly disapproving expression ;). And the fern-like leaves make a beautiful setting.
 
delia todd
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A terrific picture you've taken of this malkoha Jp.

Many thanks for showing him to us my friend.
 

Media information

Category
Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
Added by
drjpmenon
Date added
View count
408
Comment count
9

Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D7100
Aperture
ƒ/4
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1000 second(s)
ISO
140
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
_NOV5807.JPG
File size
1.5 MB
Date taken
Fri, 12 November 2021 9:18 AM
Dimensions
1164px x 900px

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