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Paddyfield Pipit closeup in Wasgamuwa, Sri Lanka Not really a closeup, more like a large crop. These nervous bird often lands close to your vehicle, yet are quite hard to actually see in the grass in the full sun as both the grass and this bird have a high contrast. Anthus rufulus,Asia,Paddyfield pipit,Sri Lanka,Wasgamuwa Click/tap to enlarge

Paddyfield Pipit closeup in Wasgamuwa, Sri Lanka

Not really a closeup, more like a large crop. These nervous bird often lands close to your vehicle, yet are quite hard to actually see in the grass in the full sun as both the grass and this bird have a high contrast.

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The paddyfield pipit is a small passerine bird in the pipit and wagtail family. It is a resident breeder in open scrub, grassland and cultivation in southern Asia east to the Philippines.

Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Feb 11, 2015. Captured Nov 9, 2014 14:53.
  • NIKON D800
  • f/5.6
  • 1/400s
  • ISO250
  • 400mm