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Picture 1 - White-throated Swallow,Picture 2 - Pied Kingfisher with catch in its beak,Picture 3 - Close up of Pied Kingfisher and picture 4 - Black Heron.
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Old 01-21-2010, 10:01 AM
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Nice bird captures Christo, really like that last shot of the Black Heron, have never seen one before, cheers Steve.
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Beautiful captures!
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Excellent shots Christo, I really like #3.
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Old 01-21-2010, 12:08 PM
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Wonderful collections man. I just started to try birds photography and ur pics inspiring me a lot. Thanks for sharing.
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Old 01-21-2010, 12:37 PM
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great set with a variety of birds Christo, well done!
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Nice bird captures Christo, really like that last shot of the Black Heron, have never seen one before, cheers Steve.
Steve These are the birds that stuck their heads underneath their wings when they cover the water to hunt .
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Beautiful captures!
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Glad you enjoyed this series.
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Old 01-21-2010, 02:53 PM
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nice set of pics. I like the last one with the reflection.
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Old 01-21-2010, 02:53 PM
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Excellent shots Christo, I really like #3.
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The 2 Pied Kingfisher pictures is the only and best captures that i got sofar of this bird and that at Austin Roberts.
I do not believe many photographers do get descent captures of this specie there.
 
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