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Madagascar Magpie-Robin, Andasibe, Madagascar Another pretty little forest bird in Madagascar. A little background on the photography: it's a challenge. The light is poor, there's always branches in the way of subjects and you must be very fast because the birds are very active. Using a 500mm hand-held, I have been using auto ISO and manual focus, because setting up a tripod or manually tuning ISO is a luxury you don't have time for. Manual focus is recommended because of the thick vegetation. Andasibe,Copsychus albospecularis,Madagascar,Madagascar Magpie-Robin Click/tap to enlarge

Madagascar Magpie-Robin, Andasibe, Madagascar

Another pretty little forest bird in Madagascar. A little background on the photography: it's a challenge. The light is poor, there's always branches in the way of subjects and you must be very fast because the birds are very active. Using a 500mm hand-held, I have been using auto ISO and manual focus, because setting up a tripod or manually tuning ISO is a luxury you don't have time for. Manual focus is recommended because of the thick vegetation.

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The Madagascar Magpie-Robin is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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

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Uploaded Nov 29, 2012. Captured Sep 3, 2012 10:53.
  • NIKON D7000
  • f/6.3
  • 1/200s
  • ISO450
  • 500mm