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Koel
drjpmenon

Koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus)

Asian Koel, Male.
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Location
India
Date taken
May 2022
Scientific name
Eudynamys scolopaceus
Equipment used
Nikon D7100, Nikkor 500mm
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
f5.6@ 1/800 ISO 360
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Stanley Jones
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Great head turn showing that fabulous red eye against it shiny black plumage. Terrific lighting, image quality, setting, and background. Excellent JP!
 
bievreJJ
wonderful pose with a great head turn, JP, splendid photo in a marvelous setting, a real topper, many tfs!!
 
Luis R
Awesome red eye in this capture, details, pose and background. Superb JP !
 
aloktewari
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Wonderful pose, eye 👁️ and shot ... amazing 🤩 work JP ... TFS
 

Media information

Category
Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
Added by
drjpmenon
Date added
View count
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Comment count
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Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D7100
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
700.0 mm
Exposure time
1/800 second(s)
ISO
360
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
_MAY8327.JPG
File size
780 KB
Date taken
Mon, 23 May 2022 6:50 AM
Dimensions
1200px x 737px

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