Long-tailed Shrike

Gallery: AvianPosted November 23, 20062,595 views31 comments

Nainital, India

20D, 500mm+1.4x, tripod
F/7.1, 1/800, ISO400, ~70% of frame

Found this beauty in the lower Himalayas last winter.
All comments and critique welcome. Thanks for looking.

Comments

31 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on November 23, 2006 at 7:33 PM

Wow! I love everything about this image.

Well done.

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Comment posted by Doug Backlund on November 23, 2006 at 8:01 PM

Fantastic photo! I've never heard of these before.

My current project is the northern shrike, hopefully I'll have one to post sometime this weekend.

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Comment posted by Mike Maples on November 23, 2006 at 8:34 PM

What a beauty, Satie! Just about perfect.

Registered on January 4, 2005, 285 Posts, 731 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Dubois on November 23, 2006 at 8:40 PM

A real beauty Satie!

This is yet another shrike I'd never seen or heard of before.

Registered on February 22, 2005, 129 Posts, 4739 Comments

Comment posted by Hans Spiecker on November 23, 2006 at 8:41 PM

This is very nice Satie!

Registered on March 23, 2006, 366 Posts, 4649 Comments

Comment posted by Mack Barham on November 23, 2006 at 8:53 PM

Dead solid perfect!

Registered on August 12, 2005, 537 Posts, 1107 Comments

Comment posted by Bob Steele on November 23, 2006 at 9:05 PM

KILLER!!!!

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Comment posted by Chris Ross on November 23, 2006 at 9:10 PM

Great image, crisp, well lit , nice pose and BG.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 403 Posts, 2729 Comments

Comment posted by Saood Muhanad on November 24, 2006 at 12:22 AM

Superp ... I like shrikes

Registered on September 26, 2006, 0 Posts, 9 Comments

Comment posted by KC Choo on November 24, 2006 at 3:41 AM

Satie, this is much better than the images I got earlier. Beautifully done!

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Comment posted by Jasper Doest on November 24, 2006 at 4:01 AM

What a stunner....lovely warm light and the headturn makes it !

Registered on November 1, 2003, 371 Posts, 2101 Comments

Comment posted by Andrea Albero on November 24, 2006 at 4:08 AM

Great photo for me!!

Registered on September 24, 2006, 60 Posts, 202 Comments

Comment posted by Juza on November 24, 2006 at 5:04 AM

Great photo Satie! Nothing to nit

Registered on November 1, 2003, 374 Posts, 10466 Comments

Comment posted by David Kjaer on November 24, 2006 at 5:18 AM

Love everything about it!

David

Registered on January 4, 2006, 128 Posts, 4170 Comments

Comment posted by David Hemmings on November 24, 2006 at 6:22 AM

This is fantastic Satie, I have never seen this species, I am sure that this is perfect

Registered on May 26, 2006, 178 Posts, 1680 Comments

Comment posted by Bob Mullen on November 24, 2006 at 6:39 AM

Beautiful shot, Satie!

Registered on June 4, 2006, 133 Posts, 1056 Comments

Comment posted by George Palagian on November 24, 2006 at 7:56 AM

It's a keeper Satie. Very nice.

Registered on March 3, 2006, 113 Posts, 1444 Comments

Comment posted by Duane Carter on November 24, 2006 at 9:49 AM

Wow this is a beautiful bird! Terrific detail, pose and light, well done, Satie.

Registered on October 19, 2006, 6 Posts, 80 Comments

Comment posted by Chris Hominuk on November 24, 2006 at 4:48 PM

wow

Registered on July 26, 2005, 140 Posts, 277 Comments

Comment posted by Scott M on November 24, 2006 at 7:39 PM

Nice Satie. I like everything about this. Beautiful bird, perch, and background. Fine image.

Registered on May 16, 2006, 27 Posts, 388 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on November 24, 2006 at 9:18 PM

I'll buy the house a round looking at this one

Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments

Comment posted by Neil Losin on November 24, 2006 at 10:38 PM

Hi Satie,

This is just smokin' - SWEET stuff. No nits, just perfect!

Registered on September 16, 2005, 145 Posts, 3524 Comments

Comment posted by Juan Aragones on November 25, 2006 at 4:50 AM

Wow this is perfect Satie, no nits here. I love everything on this picture.

Registered on September 28, 2006, 72 Posts, 779 Comments

Comment posted by Avi Hirschfield on November 25, 2006 at 8:07 AM

wonderfull shot -the pose @ lighting is perfect

Registered on November 1, 2003, 518 Posts, 2114 Comments

Comment posted by Jose Suro on November 25, 2006 at 10:00 AM

Excellent image Satie! perfect pose and background

.

Best,

Jose

Registered on June 24, 2006, 267 Posts, 2273 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Patrick Lor on November 25, 2006 at 3:05 PM

Gorgeous shot Satie!! This is one of the nicest looking shrike species I think

Registered on January 15, 2006, 91 Posts, 2052 Comments

Comment posted by Kevin Thompson on November 25, 2006 at 5:07 PM

Killer stuff Satie!

Registered on March 15, 2005, 114 Posts, 2639 Comments

Comment posted by Duane Rosenkranz on November 25, 2006 at 6:15 PM

Awesome!

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Comment posted by Ganesh H Shankar on November 26, 2006 at 9:15 PM

Very beautiful portrait Satie - excellent light too.

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Comment posted by Jay Martin on December 5, 2006 at 10:18 PM

Great job! I missed this the first time around.

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Comment posted by Andrea Marzorati on December 6, 2006 at 1:27 PM

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