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Dust bath
Dust bath
Dandeli, Karnataka, 13 February 2008
Camera :  NIKON D200
Shutter-speed :   1/30 sec
Aperture :   f 5.6
Exposure Mode :   Aperature Priority
ISO :   400
Exposure Compensation :   -2 EV
Flash :   No Flash
Focal Length :   550 mm
The Malabar-pied hornbills have a habit of dust-bathing, most probably to keep insects and other parasites off their feathers.