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Common Myna

Common Myna

Resting common myna. This is not a typical scene for this bird. This is the first time I've seen a bird sit like a hen waiting to hatch. Perhaps she was ov...
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Resting common myna. This is not a typical scene for this bird. This is the first time I've seen a bird sit like a hen waiting to hatch. Perhaps she was overtired.
Clicked from our balcony.

Monsoon season, India, 2018
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camera

NIKON D5300

settings

settings

Aperture f/14 ISO 800 Shutter 1/125 Focal Length 500/1

location

location

Pune, Maharashtra, IN

upload_date

upload_date

Jun, 2018

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