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Blue-faced Malkoha
S K Gudi

Blue-faced Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus viridirostris)

If there is one thing I have learnt while birding, it is to expect the unexpected! I was on a lake bank & fortuitously saw a movement in a very dense tree. Waited patiently shifting my position trying to get as clear a view as possible. Finally, after about 15 minutes I could get in a couple of shots at this one before it vanished again in to the thicket. Have to put it down as a lifer for now, though it is not a very clear picture.
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Habitat
open forests & scrub jungles
Location
Dharwad, India
Date taken
16-02-2016
Scientific name
Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
Equipment used
Nikon P 900 handheld, cropped
KC Foggin
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Consider yourself blessed S K and congrats on your lifer guy. This is only the 11th image we have of this rarity to the BF Gallery. Congrats again ;)
 
Joelle-Marcelle
Congratulations on your lifer,SK. It can be frustrating to try and capture a bird in a dense thicket. You did very well. The eye and bill show very nicely.
 

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