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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Painted Storks at Muttukadu Backwaters near Chennai, India


Saw many painted storks at Muttukadu Backwaters, just south of Chennai, India. This was taken with the 7D + 100-400L from a rowboat, so I could approach a bit closer.

Painted storks are listed as near threatened species by IUCN.


IMG_2052 by Scrumhalf, on Flickr


IMG_2058 by Scrumhalf, on Flickr


IMG_2018 by Scrumhalf, on Flickr


IMG_2035 by Scrumhalf, on Flickr



Sep 12, 2013 at 02:27 PM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Painted Storks at Muttukadu Backwaters near Chennai, India


Cool shots. I really like the last two
David



Sep 12, 2013 at 04:26 PM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Painted Storks at Muttukadu Backwaters near Chennai, India


The first looks a bit off on the horizon line, but otherwise this is a terrific set. Cool looking bird. Great that you could get so close.


Sep 12, 2013 at 06:34 PM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Painted Storks at Muttukadu Backwaters near Chennai, India


A neat looking bird, and well captured ~ Ron


Sep 12, 2013 at 07:14 PM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Painted Storks at Muttukadu Backwaters near Chennai, India


Beautiful set and what an interesting and colorful stork !!

I like them all.

Birdie



Sep 12, 2013 at 08:28 PM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Painted Storks at Muttukadu Backwaters near Chennai, India


Beautiful bird. Last two for me, TFS


Sep 12, 2013 at 08:29 PM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Painted Storks at Muttukadu Backwaters near Chennai, India


Very nice set. The last 2 are sooooo gooooood.

- Tam



Sep 12, 2013 at 09:18 PM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Painted Storks at Muttukadu Backwaters near Chennai, India


KCollett wrote:
The first looks a bit off on the horizon line, but otherwise this is a terrific set. Cool looking bird. Great that you could get so close.


Thank you all!

Ken, what you see there is not the horizon. It is a sandbar covered with grass that runs at an angle to the field of view, which is why it looks tilted. Beyond the grass is sky and the horizon is somewhere hidden behind the top strip of grass. I used the legs of the storks to check vertical and as you can see, it is pretty straight.



Sep 12, 2013 at 11:21 PM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Painted Storks at Muttukadu Backwaters near Chennai, India


Don't see these guys on here every day. Good shots.

Henrik



Sep 13, 2013 at 12:15 AM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Painted Storks at Muttukadu Backwaters near Chennai, India


Cool shots of some new to me birdies!


Brian



Sep 13, 2013 at 12:19 AM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Painted Storks at Muttukadu Backwaters near Chennai, India


great lookin storks Sam.. i especially like the last two


Sep 13, 2013 at 04:14 AM
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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Painted Storks at Muttukadu Backwaters near Chennai, India


Loved the last two as well! Good color, detail and contrast

The paddyfields(?) provide the perfect BG



Sep 13, 2013 at 05:47 AM
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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Painted Storks at Muttukadu Backwaters near Chennai, India


Excellent bird and shots ! #3 is the pick for me.


Sep 13, 2013 at 06:27 AM
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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Painted Storks at Muttukadu Backwaters near Chennai, India


Great shots of some awesome looking birds. Wish our storks had color like that. Forgot to add, I think somehow one of these guys grandfather hooked up with a spoonbill and thus that wonderful pink color.


Sep 13, 2013 at 06:56 AM
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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Painted Storks at Muttukadu Backwaters near Chennai, India


Thank you very much, all!

Hayath, those were just some sandbars that separate the backwaters from the beach and the open ocean. They have mostly grasses and a few trees growing on them.

Don, yeah, they do look like some kind of result of some inter-species hanky-panky!



Sep 13, 2013 at 02:18 PM
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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Painted Storks at Muttukadu Backwaters near Chennai, India


Nice photos of a bird I've never seen before. Thanks for sharing these.


Sep 13, 2013 at 08:48 PM
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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Painted Storks at Muttukadu Backwaters near Chennai, India


Great set

Morris



Sep 13, 2013 at 09:12 PM
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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Painted Storks at Muttukadu Backwaters near Chennai, India


Thanks for the positive feedback!


Sep 14, 2013 at 12:10 AM
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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · Painted Storks at Muttukadu Backwaters near Chennai, India


Great set here, really nice portraits of this bird.

Paul.



Sep 14, 2013 at 06:27 AM





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