SimonArron

Kind of blue

Kind of blue

I'd like to claim this is from the blue-crowned laughingthrush's native China, but... The species is extremely scarce in the wild and this was taken ...
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I'd like to claim this is from the blue-crowned laughingthrush's native China, but... The species is extremely scarce in the wild and this was taken in the huge, walk-through aviary at Marwell Wildlife, Hants, UK. Lens: Nikkor 300mm f4
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NIKON D700

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Aperture f/4.5 ISO 800 Shutter 10/32000 Focal Length 3000/10

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Mar, 2017

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Peer Award

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