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Brahminy Myna

Brahminy Myna

Brahminy Myna (F) or Brahminy Starling on a cable.
Colorful bird.

Clicked at Pashan Lake, Pune, India,
Rainy Season, 2018
D...
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Brahminy Myna (F) or Brahminy Starling on a cable.
Colorful bird.

Clicked at Pashan Lake, Pune, India,
Rainy Season, 2018
DSC_1361
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camera

NIKON D5300

settings

settings

Aperture f/5.6 ISO 180 Shutter 1/1000 Focal Length 300/1

location

location

Pune, Maharashtra, IN

upload_date

upload_date

Jul, 2018

Views

443

Likes

+140

Awards

Peer Award

+62

Absolute Masterpiece

+10

Top Choice

+9

Magnificent Capture

+2

Superb Composition

+1

Outstanding Creativity

All Star

Superior Skill

Genius

Emotions

Impressed

Categories

Platinum

Great shot the background really makes the bird pop

Platinum

Write a commentladt time I was in Pune it was very hot. Nice area to shoot photo ...

:) Yes summer is too hot over here but it the season when you can find most of the birds with least efforts...due to scarcity of water they all gather near the pond/lake.

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