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Post by mantarey on Feb 2, 2012 5:42:21 GMT
I was so excited to see this beautiful bird once again in Gujarat, India. Brings back memories of my first encounter with this bird 3 years ago in Caylabne Bay Resort with my birding buddy Bong. The bird was also busy foraging and didn't mind me as I was trying to get as much photographs as I can taking opportunity of the rare encounter. This is my favorite image because of the melted background as I was shooting very low the ground. Hoopoe (Upupa epops), Gujarat, India, January 2012 50D + EF500, f5.6, 1/1600, ISO400, Manual Exposure, Handheld  |
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Post by Mark Itol on Feb 2, 2012 11:49:22 GMT
A fine shot of this beautiful bird, Rey. You must have been very hoopoe to have been able to photograph this bird again. ;D
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Post by mantarey on Feb 3, 2012 0:46:24 GMT
Thanks Mark. Yes, I was so Hoopoe to see this beauty again.  |
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Post by Ariel Matias on Feb 4, 2012 13:44:45 GMT
Beautiful shot and the low-angle made it more interesting.
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Feb 4, 2012 20:51:44 GMT
Nice capture, Rey. That must have been a thrill to see a Hoopoe in Caylabne, as they are a rare migrant in the Philippines.
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Post by mantarey on Feb 5, 2012 7:17:38 GMT
Thank you Ariel, I always strive to get them at that angle to melt the BG and the foreground so the bird will somehow pop out. :-)
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Post by mantarey on Feb 5, 2012 7:19:29 GMT
Nice capture, Rey. That must have been a thrill to see a Hoopoe in Caylabne, as they are a rare migrant in the Philippines. Yes Ramon, its been one of my most memorable encounter with a rarity. |
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Post by Mick Harris on Feb 7, 2012 13:48:50 GMT
Great shot ...we get a few of these as summer visitors to the UK although the only time I have seen these is on the island of Mallorca in the Mediterranean and only a few average records shots so far.
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Post by mantarey on Feb 7, 2012 14:20:03 GMT
Thanks a lot Mick. Philippine official record is just a few sightings since the early 1900's. |
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Feb 7, 2012 22:17:31 GMT
Great shot ...we get a few of these as summer visitors to the UK although the only time I have seen these is on the island of Mallorca in the Mediterranean and only a few average records shots so far. I have only seen this bird once - in Egypt - but I did not have a proper camera with me. |
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Post by Neil Konrad III on Feb 8, 2012 5:27:11 GMT
Nice shot of a very interesting bird! |
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Post by tomvandenbrandt on Feb 13, 2012 0:49:13 GMT
Great capture, congrats!!
Regards, Tom
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Post by Steve Albano on Feb 13, 2012 1:47:49 GMT
Magnificent bird captured by an amazing birder no less. Thanks for sharing.. .
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