Oriental Magpie Robin

Gallery: AvianPosted February 5, 201469 views6 comments

A quite old image from my visit to Sat taal in the Himalayan foothills.
EOS 1D MkIV
500mm F4
F 5.6
ISO 1600
1/1250
EV +0.33

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on February 5, 2014 at 6:23 AM

Rough feathered little fellow ! Nicely captured Ken ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on February 5, 2014 at 11:09 AM

Wonderful pose and color contrast. What an unusual name and interesting to see another bird I have never heard of.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on February 5, 2014 at 4:04 PM

Great pose

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 5, 2014 at 4:55 PM

Excellent pose, Ken, and a great job on the exposure.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on February 6, 2014 at 12:54 AM

Thanks everybody for your comments, they are much appreciated

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on February 6, 2014 at 8:44 PM

Nice view of this bird with 2 names! I like the purple iridescence you captured on the neck and breast, and it's a nice open billed pose. Sharon

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