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Preening Beauty

Preening Beauty

Spotted Dove. One of the most common birds. Always one of the first species when I visit Valparai. They are not very afraid of humans and they let me close enou...
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Spotted Dove. One of the most common birds. Always one of the first species when I visit Valparai. They are not very afraid of humans and they let me close enough to get this great shot.
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Canon EOS 70D

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 1600 Shutter 1/200 Focal Length 600/1

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Feb, 2016

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