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Tickell's Blue Flycatcher

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher

This is a very common bird in Ooty-Coonoor, but I had never gotten a great perch or background like this.

This is a very common bird in Ooty-Coonoor, but I had never gotten a great perch or background like this.
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Canon EOS 70D

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Aperture 63/10 ISO 200 Shutter 1/40 Focal Length 600/1

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Nov, 2016

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