Slender-billed scimitar babbler


Posted by Debapratim Saha on Sat Aug 26, 2017 10:12 am

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Another skulker inhabitant of the Eastern Himalayan forest who hardly comes in open,shot early morning light.....look at his unique beak!!

7DII+700mm,f 5.6,1/320s,ISO 3200
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by david fletcher on Sat Aug 26, 2017 2:00 pm
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gotta say what an unusual bird. Great shot by the way. Fabulous image
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by Cindy Marple on Sat Aug 26, 2017 2:42 pm
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Wow, what an incredible bird, and a lovely image.
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by Denis55 on Sat Aug 26, 2017 5:04 pm
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What a cool bird!
Great shot!
 

by himadri roy on Sun Aug 27, 2017 4:20 am
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Great effort to get this kind of image of this threatened GEM. Congrats Mr. Debapratim Saha.
 

by somdebbiswas on Sun Aug 27, 2017 10:06 am
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Magnificent shot of this skulker. Hats off to your effort to get a shot of this Sp. with such a great and clean BG as it 'never' comes out from the bamboo thickets. Love the bamboo perch showing its habitat. Great framing too. Simply magnificent.
 

by Karl Egressy on Sun Aug 27, 2017 6:36 pm
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Amazing looking bird, great image of it, Debapratim.
 

by David Salem on Sun Aug 27, 2017 11:49 pm
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What a great looking bird!! Love that specialized beak. Nice colors and details. Well captured Deb.
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by Carol Clarke on Tue Aug 29, 2017 4:39 am
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Isn't nature amazing! Superb capture of this fascinating bird, what a find - and what a shot!
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by ugolino on Tue Aug 29, 2017 10:50 am
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I adore this bird, and what a great shot !
Clean background, perfect focus... 10/10 to the bird, and to the photographer ! 
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