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| Yellow-footed Green Pigeon plucking Ber (Jujube) Treron phoenicoptera on Ziziphus mauritiana |
This a favorite of mine. This pigeon from a family perched on the shrub was most actively plucking at the berries. They have grey heads, green body with a broad green collar, lilac shoulder patch and a chestnut barred vent. The feet are as yellow as the bathtub duck is.
Of course this incongruous, multicolored beauty is masked here by the overpowering presence of the slanting rays of a setting sun. Everything is coloured therefore.
Ziziphus mauritiana or Ber, spiny, with bunches of berries loved by birds and others.
Photographed at Keoladeo Ghana Bird Sanctuary, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India on 29th December, 2013.
Camera used: Nikon D5100 DSLR with AF-S DX NIKKOR 55-300mm VR Lens
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