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drjpmenon

Kingfisher. (Halcyon smyrnensis)

White-throated Kingfisher.
Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened.
Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.
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Location
South India
Date taken
April 2021
Scientific name
Halcyon smyrnensis
Equipment used
Nikon D7100, Nikkor 500mm f4
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
f4 @ 1/800, ISO 100
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Doc Duck
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Wow! Brilliant colors! Doesn't look like fish it its bill. Nesting material, perhaps?
 
delia todd
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LOL Jp... I always think their bills are far to big for their heads, let alone their stomachs!!!

He's still lovely though with those beautiful colours. Many thanks for this terrific picture my friend.
 

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Category
Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Comment count
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Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D7100
Aperture
ƒ/4
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/800
ISO
100
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
_APR2268.JPG
File size
363.6 KB
Date taken
Thu, 15 April 2021 8:10 AM
Dimensions
1024px x 751px

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