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Talchhapar - 19
aloktewari

Talchhapar - 19 (Asio otus)

The star of
Talchhapar ...

Long-eared Owl

Considered to be
among the five
least commonly sighted
species of birds
in India ...

A migratory
winter visitor species
but ...
reported to have
bred in India ...

We were lucky to
capture one at
Talchhapar ...

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Asio otus

Talchhapar Blackbuck sanctuary
Churu
Rajasthan
India
24 February 2022
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Habitat
Grassland and Open Forest
Location
Talchhapar Blackbuck Sanctuary, Churu, Rajasthan, India
Date taken
24.02.2022
Scientific name
Asio otus
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delia todd
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What a handsome and impressive owl this one is Alok.

A fabulous picture my friend. Excellent work lad.
 

Media information

Category
Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
Added by
aloktewari
Date added
View count
546
Comment count
14

Image metadata

Device
NIKON COOLPIX P900
Aperture
ƒ/5
Focal length
89.2 mm
Exposure time
1/250 second(s)
ISO
400
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
DSCN3495.JPG
File size
1.6 MB
Date taken
Thu, 24 February 2022 8:38 AM
Dimensions
1929px x 1617px

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