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Dancing damsel
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| Photo Information |
Copyright: sukumaran narayanan (drsukumaran)
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| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2007-04-01 |
| Categories: Birds |
| Exposure: f/5.6, 1/1000 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2007-04-01 6:58 |
| Viewed: 837 |
| Points: 4 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
The bird in this picture is Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis. One can distinguish it from Little egret by colour of the bill which is yellow ,not black. During breeding season it acquires an orange buff on head, neck and back.(You can see the orange buff on its head in the picture.)
They are mostly seen with grazing cattle, running in and out between their legs and lunging out to seize insects disturbed by their movements amongst the grass.They eat chiefly insects like grasshoppers, frogs,lizards, fish etc. They roosts at night in favourite trees sharing it with mynahs, crows and other birds.
I took this picture with Nikon D80/ Nikkor 80-400 vr hand held. |
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