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White cheeked barbet


White cheeked barbet
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Copyright: Satish Hanumantha Rao (satish_h) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 115 W: 0 N: 1258] (7620)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-09-20
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D-200, Sigma 100-300 f/4 EX HSM
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-09-21 9:59
Viewed: 327
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 8
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This was taken in Bangalore, when this bird came to feed on these berry's.Surprisingly theu allowed me at a close distance of 20ft.

The White-cheeked Barbet Megalaima viridis, also known in India as the Small Green Barbet, is very similar to the Brown-headed Barbet (or Large Green Barbet Megalaima zeylanica), but this species is endemic to the forest areas of southern India and has distinctive supercilium and a broad white cheek stripe below the eye.
The main range is along the Western Ghats and along the associated hills of southern India into parts of the southern Eastern Ghats.
They breed from December to July, sometimes raising two broods.Favoured nest trees in urban areas include Gulmohur Delonix regia and African Tulip Spathodea campanulata. These nest holes are also used as roosts.
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hello Satish
perfect photo
TFS
Nasos

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  • Arjun Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 359 W: 7 N: 1114] (5420)
  • [2009-09-21 10:14]

hi,

beautiful picture of this barbet. nice composition and details, beautiful picture overall
TFS

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  • batu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1061 W: 290 N: 3960] (13380)
  • [2009-09-21 12:01]

Hello Satish,
on the thumbnail, I did not recognize this beautiful bird. You captured it very well within its
'camouflageing' environment.
Best wishes, Peter

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 4 N: 3262] (14691)
  • [2009-09-22 9:48]

Hello Satish, This is a shot with so much precise and so beautiful. Excellent clarity and superb shot. Brilliant composition. Ganesh

Hi Satish

Fantastic shot of this barbet a genus not easy to get close too. Superb sharpness and details. Perfect composition. Probabaly the best shot of this species I've seen.
Well done

Chris

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