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Malabar Trogon - Male
Malabar Trogon - Male
Anamalais, Tamil Nadu, 8 January 2008
Camera :  NIKON D200
Shutter-speed :   1/90 sec
Aperture :   f 5.6
Exposure Mode :   Aperature Priority
ISO :   250
Exposure Compensation :   -1 EV
Flash :   No Flash
Focal Length :   550 mm
Perched bolt upright, the colourful Malabar Trogon symbolises the quiet and hidden beauty of the tropical forest. Trogons usually occur in pairs. Males and females are differently coloured and softly call to each other in the dense understorey.