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Princefisher
Juvenile White-throated Kingfisher.
I had a tough time getting this one Id-ed ...

Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.
Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened.
Location
Manjolai, Western Ghats, South India
Scientific name
Halcyon smyrnensis
Equipment used
Nikon D7100, Nikkor 500mm
a great photo of this lovely youngster, JP, quite different from the adult plumage indeed, top marks, many tfs!!!
 
A wonderful youngster to capture, and two brilliant colourfully lit close up shots JP, well done.
 
A handsome chap and brilliantly lit portrait, JP.
 
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Gosh!! How different he looks from the adult Jp.

That's a superb picture you've taken of this youngster my friend - many thanks lad.
 
amazing colour variation from the adult; looks more like an oriole with an over-sized beak !!
 
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This is one smashing image of this youngster JP and a great capture guy!
 

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