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Long-Tailed Shrike


Long-Tailed Shrike
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Copyright: Vishal Sabharwal (shal) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 259 W: 65 N: 476] (2124)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-01-07
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D200, Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D AF ED, UV Filter
Exposure: f/4, 1/3000 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-01-07 13:22
Viewed: 1345
Points: 14
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Finally after a long wait, I received my D200 on the 4th :)
Got to take it for a spin along with a good friend (Varun, 'woody' on treklens, being off work.
Way advanced than my D70s, I have to pick up on its features to my benifit :)


The Long-tailed Shrike, Lanius schach, is a member of the bird family Laniidae, the shrikes.

It is a common resident breeder throughout the Indomalayan ecozone from Kazakhstan, Afghanistan and Pakistan through India to New Guinea, found on bushes in scrubby areas and cultivation.

It has some resemblances to the grey shrikes, such as the Southern Grey Shrike, Lanius meridionalis, sharing the pearl grey head and mantle and black mask extending from the forehead, through the eye, to the ear coverts.

It is small for a grey shrike, but has a very long tail with rufous edges. The underparts are white, but with rufous flanks. The bill and legs are nearly black.

This bird has a characteristic upright "shrike" attitude perched on a bush, from which it sallies after lizards, large insects, small birds and rodents.

Prey may be impaled upon a sharp point, such as a thorn. Thus secured they can be ripped with the strong hooked bill, but its feet are not suited for tearing.

Its flight is undulating, but its dash is straight and determined.

There are several races of this species, including the Himalayan L. s. tricolor, which has a black head.

This species is a very rare vagrant to western Europe on the strength of a single accepted British record on South Uist in November 2000. It has also occurred as a vagrant to Japan, Oman, Israel, Hungary and Turkey.
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  • Great 
  • Nilson Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 448 W: 0 N: 444] (3166)
  • [2007-01-07 13:54]

oi Vishal, linda foto exelente fotometria nitidez perfeita, seu equipamento é exelente e sua tecnica tambem, gosto muito deste estilo parabéns.

Hello Vishal,
What a nice little fellow that you caught very well! I like its pose, details, composition and POV. The little light is his eye is beautiful. Thanks,
Claudine

Nice shot of this beauty bird.
Andrea

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  • clnaef Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 778 W: 67 N: 645] (6814)
  • [2007-01-08 13:21]

Bonjour,
Sympathique oiseau bien cadré.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

Hi Vishal,
Nice shot with good expsoure and composition. The catchlight saved the day with the eye...I find it very hard to get images of birds with dark heads like this. Enjoy the D200 and learning curve...I moved up from a D70 a year ago...14,000 frames latter I'm still learning with the D200 be am pretty happy with performance.
TFS
Paul

Bonito pájaro con antifaz. Buenos detalles y magnífico punto de vista. Un saludo, JL.

hi vishal,
nice shot,
well composed with fine pov,
tfs & regards
pankaj

Hello Vishal a great shot lovely detail sharpness and perfectly composed nice background TFS rgds Necip.

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