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1U8A3875_1.jpg (Elanus caeruleus)

Black-winged Kite
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Habitat
Found in open savannah, semi-desert, and agricultural lands with scattered woods; frequently seen on exposed perches.
Location
Baruipur, West Bengal, India
Date taken
14 February 2021
Scientific name
Elanus caeruleus
Equipment used
Canon 5DS R with Tamron SP 150-600mm
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/1000, f/6-3, 500
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Deb Burhinus
Very smart birds these BW Kites - excellent image and showing perfectly the beautiful forward pointing ruby eye and the owl type feet. Nice job!
 
KC Foggin
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Another stunning image prabhatjee! A beautiful, frontal close up of this Kite and beautifully captured.
 
delia todd
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Stunning kites these I think.... and you've taken a marvellous picture of him!

It's wonderful to see you posting again Prabhat - I hope you've been keeping well through this last difficult year>
 

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

Device
Canon Canon EOS 5DS R
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
600.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1000 second(s)
ISO
500
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
1U8A3875_1.jpg
File size
1.9 MB
Date taken
Sun, 14 February 2021 4:30 PM
Dimensions
3300px x 4499px

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