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drjpmenon

Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)

Common Tailorbird.
“ The common tailorbird is a songbird found across tropical Asia. Popular for its nest made of leaves "sewn" together and immortalized by Rudyard Kipling as Darzee in his Jungle Book, it is a common resident in urban gardens.” Wiki
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Location
Coimbatore, South India
Date taken
February 2021
Scientific name
Orthotomus sutorius
Equipment used
Nikon D7100, Nikkor 500mm
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
[email protected]/2000, ISO 280
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KC Foggin
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A beautiful image of this Tailorbird JP and I love how the color of its eyes matches the orange on the top of its head!
 
j toon
such a beautiful bird and in a lovely setting jp...wonderful....many thanks....
 
Kits
A charming shot of this wistful tailorbird, JP.
 
aloktewari
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A beauty of a shot of these wee tailor ... A pair nests in our courtyard regularly ...
Tfs this fabulous work ...
 

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Category
Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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drjpmenon
Date added
View count
145
Comment count
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Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D7100
Aperture
ƒ/4
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/2000
ISO
280
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
Feb-1.jpg
File size
698.6 KB
Date taken
Mon, 01 February 2021 11:07 AM
Dimensions
1002px x 768px

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