ML569206351

Age

Not specified

Sex

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Observation details

an unmistakable male bird calling and flying over the high point at which we stood. Observed at very close distance. A large starling-like bird was seen far away in the upper reaches of the Dagwan valley. I followed it with the binoculars for a minute or so as it was making some local sorties near the rock faces at a distance which precluded the identification of the bird. Thankfully, the bird stopped making these sorties and started flying straight towards us at a good speed, and crossed us at a very close distance (10-15 meters). As the bird was being followed by binoculars, the fact that it was a Grandala became very clear. At such close distance there is no possibility of mistaking its identity. It was a male, brilliant indigo blue. It passed quite quickly and moved away in a jiffy. I managed to get a few record shots as evidence that it was a male grandala. I have attached the shots I could manage on ebird. Although of poor quality, the colours and the silhouette points to a grandala male.

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS 7D

ISO

160

Focal length

400 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/5.6

Shutter speed

1/640 sec

Dimensions

861 pixels x 792 pixels

Original file size

79.58 KB