Colorful and Elusive - Bird Photography

in #mixedmedia6 years ago

Hardly five inches in length. Yet they are very active and you can hardly get them to stay for any length of time in any particular spot. I was finally able to get some shots though not perfectly sharp as I would love them to be.

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Nikon D5300 + Nikkor 55-200mm ED at 200mm

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Exif. 1/1000s at f/8. ISO 250

CategoryBird Photography
SettingsISO 250 f/8 1/1000s
CameraNikon D5300
LensNikkor 55-200mm ED
LocationSapele, Nigeria

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Very beautiful bird!

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Birds are so hard to shoot especially when active and you did well with these shots

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Have a great day

What pretty birds, love the framed second photo @abbiephoto

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It is beautiful, you can detail its colors in a very fine way.

I really love this bird. It's so striking!
Do you know what species he is?