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And ... they
Lesser whitethroat
Little Ringed Plover
Fluffy creature
And ... they
Ashy prinia.
Common cranes
Red-browed Finch
aloktewari

And ... they (Oenanthe picata)

... kept on
coming ...
the wheatears

one after the
other ...

but ... then
who was
complaining ...

This is ''capistrata''
subspecies of the
Variable wheatear ...

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Desert National Park
Jaisalmer
Rajasthan
India
29 January 2025
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Habitat
Rocky desert with scrub
Location
Desert National Park, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India
Date taken
29.01.2025
Scientific name
Oenanthe picata
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Reactions: Э́ллин, Sue and Simon Wakely, thunor and 3 others
bievreJJ
lucky you, Alok, another wonderful wheatear and another marvelous photo, awesome work, many tfs!!
 
delia todd
Staff member
Opus Editor
Supporter
A stunning wheatear this one Alok.

You've taken a fabulous picture my friend - thanks lad.
 
Stanley Jones
Supporter
Awesome close-up profile of this Ying and Yang of the bird world. Brilliant Alok & Renu! TFS!
 

Media information

Category
Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
Added by
aloktewari
Date added
View count
136
Comment count
9

Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION COOLPIX P950
Aperture
ƒ/6.5
Focal length
714.0 mm
Exposure time
1/500 second(s)
ISO
110
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
DSCN8736.JPG
File size
1.5 MB
Date taken
Wed, 29 January 2025 10:46 AM
Dimensions
2067px x 1620px

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