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Lakescape - 643
aloktewari

Lakescape - 643 (Nycticorax nycticorax)

Lakescape - 643 ...

The night bird
... has a
lovely eye ...
... any time
during day

This bloke was
was dozing off ...
on this log was
also his mate
... a few feet away

when he suddenly
opened his eyes
and gave a proper
shot ...
an excellent
performance ...

The duo may be seen
in a clip on BFTV...
... uploaded today
Link :
https://ebird.org/checklist/S64809845

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Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax

Keoladeo National Park
Bharatpur
Rajasthan
India
18 February 2020
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Habitat
Mixed Wetland and Forest
Location
Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
Date taken
18.02.2020
Scientific name
Nycticorax nycticorax
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Reactions: thunor, delia todd, j toon and 2 others
bievreJJ
excellent detailed portrait of this handsome night-heron, Alok, the lighting is great too, awesome work, many tfs!!
 
bievreJJ
excellent detailed portrait of this handsome night-heron, Alok, the lighting is great too, awesome work, many tfs!!
 

Media information

Category
Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
Added by
aloktewari
Date added
View count
812
Comment count
17

Image metadata

Device
NIKON COOLPIX P900
Aperture
ƒ/6.5
Focal length
357.0 mm
Exposure time
1/500 second(s)
ISO
280
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
DSCN4802.JPG
File size
1.3 MB
Date taken
Tue, 18 February 2020 5:18 PM
Dimensions
1452px x 1235px

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