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Sarcogyps calvus (Red-headed Vulture, Asian King Vulture)

The guide was quite excited to see this bird (there were actually several) but they never came particularly close.


Altitude: 304m (997 feet)
Camera: Nikon D2x
Date: Friday, December 8th, 2006 at 8:30 AM
Exposure: 1/320 sec at f4.5
ISO: 125 asa
Lens: 80-200mm f/2.8D ED-IF AF-S Zoom-Nikkor at 200mm
(equivalent field of view of a 300mm lens on a 35mm camera)
With cropping (you see 16% of the image as shot), this lens is effectivly a 737mm lens on a 35mm camera
Location:
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Map
Photographer: John Harvey
Scientific Name: species related to Sarcogyps calvus (Red-headed Vulture, Asian King Vulture)
Tag: bird, India, safari
Larger image: 1333 x 2000
Raw image: 1160 x 1740

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