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Big Boss ...
aloktewari

Big Boss ... (Lanius excubitor)

Here's the
Big Boss ...
Largest among
the masked bandits ...

the Great Gray Shrike

The species has
some taxonomic issues
... in the process
of getting resolved ...

... but ... then
what is a royalty
without some
inheritance issues ...

Lanius excubitor
subspecies lahtora
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Habitat
Open countryside , agrarian wilderness and bush
Location
Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Date taken
10.03.2014
Scientific name
Lanius excubitor
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Reactions: delia todd, Ozprey1, Danielbirdwatcher and 1 other person
bievreJJ
he sure looks impressive, Alok, fantastic portrait of this marvelous shrike, awesome work, many tfs!!
stay safe, JJ
 
Macswede
Terrific close-up portrait of this fierce-looking Shrike, Alok! Quite a few spend the winter in Sweden but I haven't seen any yet this winter.
 

Media information

Category
Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
Added by
aloktewari
Date added
View count
353
Comment count
13

Image metadata

Device
NIKON COOLPIX P520
Aperture
ƒ/5.9
Focal length
216.0 mm
Exposure time
1/640 second(s)
ISO
80
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
DSCN0303.JPG
File size
1.3 MB
Date taken
Wed, 19 March 2014 1:29 PM
Dimensions
1983px x 1667px

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