Azure winged magpie (Cianopica cyana)
This one is from the past year, near Doñana National Park (Huelva) Spain. This is a very interesting corvid species living in colonies and with an uncommon distribution. It can be found only on the southwest of the Península Ibérica and in .... China!
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Nikon D2X, AFS Nikkor 300VR + 1,4XTC monopod f4, ISO320
Very lovely despite the large perch. The bird and the background look like velvet. Great that you included the whole perch. If I had seen the EXIF data I might have suggested a bit more dof to cover the bottom of the perch which is a bit closer to the camera. later and love and keep them coming, artie
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Is that the real texture of the feathers or the result of some noise reduction?
A very neat bird. The perch is a bit dominant for my liking. Still a great image.
Nice looking bird,i really like the pose,composition and the bg!
John, as far as I can remember there is no noise reduction here. The plumage is really silky in this species.:)Originally Posted by John Chardine
Large perch, true enough, but I like how the top part of it and the bird's tail are parallel. A very pretty bird!
Beautiful bird, Juan, great colors too. I don't mind the perch, it seems to go with the deal :)
I'm pretty sure I haven't seen an image of this species before. Thanks for sharing. I like the pose and BG. The large perch is not distracting since it has an interesting shape.
Would love to photograph these one day! Could go a tad lighter for my taste otherwise splendid!
Amazing! Thanks. A wonderful bird and a wonderful image. Comp, BG and perch are all excellent in my opinion.
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