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The Rufous Treepie


The Rufous Treepie
Photo Information
Copyright: Zahoor Ahmed (zahoor_salmi) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 108 W: 0 N: 434] (4354)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-10-17
Categories: Decisive Moment
Camera: Cannon 40D, Canon 400mm L 5.6
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/500 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-10-18 6:26
Viewed: 99
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Rufous Treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda) is an Asian treepie, a member of the Corvidae (crow) family.


In Kolkata, West Bengal, India.It is slightly smaller than the European Magpie (Pica pica) and has somewhat shorter, more rounded wings and a proportionately longer tail. The bill is shorter and thicker too, and slightly downcurved, and the legs are shorter. The head, neck and breast are a deep slate-grey colour, sometimes slightly brownish.

The underparts and lower back are a warm tawny-brown to orange-brown in colour with white wing coverts and black primaries. The tail is a light bluish-grey with a thick black band on the tip. The bill, legs and feet are black.

The range of this species is quite large, covering all of India up to the Himalayas, and southeasterly in a broad band into Burma (Myanmar), Laos, and Thailand in open forest consisting of scrub, plantations and gardens.

This is a typically arboreal species feeding almost completely in trees on fruits, invertebrates, small reptiles and the eggs and young of birds; it has also been known to take flesh from recently killed carcasses. It is extremely agile while searching for food, clinging and clambering through the branches and will sometimes travel in small mixed hunting parties with unrelated species such as drongos and babblers.

The nest is built in trees and bushes and is usually quite shallow. There are usually 3-5 eggs laid.

This species has a variety of calls, but a bob-o-link call is the commonest along with a variety of harsh calls.
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Excellent timing! Just wonderful!

Hi Salmi,

Extremely sharp photo of bird in flight and the colour is superb. Lovely use of shallow DOF to blur out the BG and it all blends in well. Excellent shot!

cheers,

Dilshan

Hello Zahoor,
Another great work. The wing spread is sharp, the b/g is colorful, smooth, and relatively noise free. Regards.
Danilo

AMAZING is the word.... Unbelievable .. a little bit of post processing would do wonders...

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  • JT50 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 134 W: 0 N: 147] (654)
  • [2009-10-18 12:51]

Hi Zahoor,
Brilliantly captured.
Very soft colour tones
of the bird.
Regards.
Janak

Hi Zahoor..nice shot...well composed, nice sharpness.

Roger

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  • Shogun Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 832 W: 52 N: 418] (10391)
  • [2009-10-19 11:28]

great shot and timing! one for the books. Wow! Tfs

OgGie

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