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Bar-headed Goose
Bar-headed Goose
Bharatpur, Rajasthan, 27 February 2006
Camera :  NIKON D70
Shutter-speed :   1/640 sec
Aperture :   f 5.6
Exposure Mode :   Aperature Priority
ISO :   320
Exposure Compensation :   -0.7 EV
Flash :   No Flash
Focal Length :   400 mm
These are the world's highest-altitude migrants. They fly from their winter feeding grounds in the lowlands of India through the Himalayan range, sometimes even directly above Everest, on their way to their nesting grounds in Tibet. They can cover upto 1000 miles a day.