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Asian Paradise Flycatcherby *garion

Photography / Animals, Plants & Nature / Birds

A remarkable and beautiful looking bird, this male white-morph Asian Paradise Flycatcher, an uncommon passage migrant to Singapore, was recently spotted in the local Botanical Gardens by a fellow bird photographer. Word spread quickly, and I came to know about it that very same day. It was somewhat fortuitous that the following day fell on a Sunday, so I decided to try my luck despite an early morning storm. This elusive chap spent much of the rest of the morning teasing us, flitting gracefully amongst the tree tops after insects which are its choice meals. After a 3 hour wait, it briefly perched for barely 10 seconds on an open branch about 3 metres or so from the ground, in front of a bunch of excited birders and photographers. Held my breath, squeezed my shutter, and rattled off 5 or 6 frames before it took flight back to the thick canopy of the taller trees. This was the most presentable of the lot, heavily cropped but still having enough quality and details as it were, to make the long wait worthwhile, and to strike off another much sought after bird from my list.

Fullview please, to view this beauty in all its glory!

~StarAlise Jan 24, 2012 Student General Artist

Im doing a project to make a headpiece inspired by birds of paradise for college. i was wondering if i could use your image for inspiration only and to include on a moodboard (a collection of influential images), will that be okay?

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~herofan135 Nov 26, 2011

Such a stunning bird!

~Draciel56 May 4, 2009 Hobbyist Interface Designer

Wooww. That's a really nice shot. Pretty good considering you only had a few seconds. I take a really long time to set up shots haha.

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~rogercastoro Oct 26, 2007 Hobbyist Photographer

great pic!!!

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*garion Oct 27, 2007 Hobbyist Photographer

Thanks!!!

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=Culpeo-Fox Oct 18, 2007 Professional General Artist

gorgeous bird and shot! *_*

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*garion Oct 27, 2007 Hobbyist Photographer

Thank you! Glad u like it.

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~wilderBeest Oct 9, 2007 Hobbyist Photographer

Great shot, and a really lovely bird. Thanks for sharing with us.

*garion Oct 17, 2007 Hobbyist Photographer

Thanks!

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*meihua Oct 8, 2007

great shot! really appreciate the effort you put into this

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