Rupell's Longtailed Starling


Posted by clement on Wed Feb 15, 2017 10:16 pm

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D4, 500mm + 1.4xTC
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Lake Nakuru, Kenya

Lika all starlings, these are very noisy birds..

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by ChrisRoss on Wed Feb 15, 2017 10:42 pm
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Very nice Clement, great looking bird and like the pose you've caught, shows off the plumage very well.
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by WOlf38 on Thu Feb 16, 2017 6:47 am
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beautiful bird and pose!!
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by Gene Gwin on Thu Feb 16, 2017 9:24 am
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Clement, Another excellent image.
 

by Axel Hildebrandt on Thu Feb 16, 2017 10:15 am
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Great colors and pose.
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by Gaurav Mittal on Thu Feb 16, 2017 10:34 am
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Gorgeous bird. Nice calling pose.
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by LynnS on Thu Feb 16, 2017 11:32 am
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Clement, such pretty blues and purples captured, great with the calling head turn - neat white eye they have.
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by Alan Bryant on Thu Feb 16, 2017 12:12 pm
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You are lucky to have some awesome looking birds in your "neck of the woods"

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by E.J. Peiker on Thu Feb 16, 2017 12:55 pm
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Wow, great colors and pose and the open bill is a bonus.
 

by david fletcher on Thu Feb 16, 2017 2:49 pm
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super colours and details Clement
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by swanuck on Thu Feb 16, 2017 7:10 pm
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lovely pose
 

by David Salem on Fri Feb 17, 2017 12:36 am
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Awesome pose and colors!!
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by Carol Clarke on Sat Feb 18, 2017 1:06 pm
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Beautiful colours and pose Clement! Great shot.
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by Karl Egressy on Sat Feb 18, 2017 1:53 pm
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Love the shades of blue of it's feathers and the calling pose.
 

by Ron Day on Sat Feb 18, 2017 4:17 pm
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LynnS wrote:Clement, such pretty blues and purples captured, great with the calling head turn - neat white eye they have.
+1  Stunning color!
 

by Jan Wegener on Sun Feb 19, 2017 6:53 pm
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amazing bird, Clement, well done
 

by Yves Guillot on Mon Feb 20, 2017 8:56 pm
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Very nice Clement! congrats!
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by Denis55 on Sat Feb 25, 2017 12:03 pm
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Striking bird and great singing pose!
 

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