Sunday, November 15, 2009

Chikmagalur

63. Striped Tit Babbler (Macronous gularis)


64. Small Minivet (Pericrocotus cinnamomeus)


65. Greater Coucal (Centropus sinensisReplaced by a picture I clicked in Amruthapura
GreaterCoucal

66. Yet to be IDed. Seems like some kind of Nuthatch.

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Black Headed Munia

61. Female Black-headed Munia (Lonchura atricapilla)

Had the most beautiful experience with this Munia. She was about 20 ft away from me when I started photographing her. After every shot I moved a foot closer. She would stop each time I took a step, gauge the threat for a couple of seconds and resume feeding on the grass. In about half an hour she was completely habituated to me and she let me get as close as 6 feet, from which distance I got this snap.

Thursday, November 5, 2009