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Yellow-billed Blue Magpie II


Yellow-billed Blue Magpie II
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Copyright: Ram Thakur (ramthakur) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2968 W: 108 N: 7679] (24860)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-08-22
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D200, Sigma 70-300 4-5.6 APO DG MACRO, 58mm UV
Exposure: f/8, 1/1000 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-12-19 5:04
Viewed: 468
Points: 22
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Friends, a few days back, I posted the first picture of a Yellow-billed Blue Magpie which I had shot in Himachal Pradesh in August this year. It was a part of the group of six of them.
Now I have found another and better capture of this bird hopping on to the roof of a shack. I jacked up ISO to 400 and set the shutter speed at 1000 since the bird stood against the background of blue sky.
Hope you find this image better than the previous one.
There is very little information available on this bird, so I am reproducing a line or two of what is written about it on Wikipedia:

The Gold-billed Magpie or Yellow-billed Blue Magpie (Urocissa flavirostris) is a passerine bird in the crow family, Corvidae.

TFL and regards to all.
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  • medio Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 27 W: 2 N: 35] (170)
  • [2007-12-19 5:21]

Hi Ram,

Precious photo, a definition and a very good frame like the color is excellent.
Greetings Jose

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1681 W: 242 N: 5550] (19643)
  • [2007-12-19 5:56]

Hello Ram,
super detailed image of this bird.
Sharp with great clarity.
Good composition.
Well done,
Joe

Hi Ram
Nice shot of this Yellow-billed Blue Magpie on the roof. Nice colours and details.
TFS
Ralf

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2596 W: 133 N: 7433] (23169)
  • [2007-12-19 7:12]

Hello Ram,
Very nice capture of a juvenile Yellow-billed Magpie just gaining adult plumage and from another POV. Nice to see the colours of the tail as well. This is technically excellent and the magpie looks good against the blue sky. I wondered if it would have been possible to crop it so that less of the tin roof was visible, but that is a minor point.
Thanks for sharing this one,
Best wishes, Ivan

Hi dear ,
very nice macro aith great details and nice sharpness.
light and composition are great too.
well done

thanks for sharing
Regards

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1251 W: 0 N: 4829] (14332)
  • [2007-12-19 8:07]

Hi Ram

Great POV and good detail. The eye is great and shows the typical magpie 'insolence'.

James

Hi Ram,
Another nice shot on this species. Your zoom in very close. Sharp and well seen. TFS.
JC

A wonderful composition in the picture. Very good colours. Good work.
Best wishes,
Achim

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1778 W: 8 N: 4597] (14871)
  • [2007-12-19 10:03]

Hi Ram,

Wonderful shot of this unusual looking bird. Love the pose - and the look on his face. Beautiful colors and sharp details. I love the yellow ring around the eye.

Jane

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 993 W: 6 N: 2650] (9869)
  • [2007-12-19 11:20]

the pic and the corner of view are wonderfull,but i like a lot the background,thanks for share,Luciano

Hello Ram,
Interesting to see a different variety of magpie compared to the ones visiting my roof!
Good point of view and sharp fine details in the plumage, a well balanced composition enhanced by the strong diagonal line!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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