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Gray-headed Swamphen - Abhilash Arjunan
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Contributor

Abhilash Arjunan Media from this contributor

Date

Location

Krishnampathi Lake, Seeranaickenpalayam
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 11.0064635, 76.9264545
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified
Behaviors
Courtship, display, or copulation

Media notes

Courtship. Remarks: At first it looked like normal mating behaviour, but to my surprise, the bird on the top stepped down immediately after mounting, without any copulation; in fact it just walked over the other. Later by posting into different forums I came to the conclusion that it is a courtship behaviour. - AAK. Date added to OBI: May 21, 2013.

Collection

Oriental Bird Club Image Database (OBI)

Technical information

Model
NIKON D7000
Lens
300.0 mm f/4.0
ISO
640
Focal length
300 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/5.6
Shutter speed
1/400 sec
Dimensions
660 pixels x 381 pixels
Original file size
97.08 KB