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A rather colorful resident thrush found in the foothills of the Himalayas that winters in South India.

This male, quite a colorful beauty, prefers the dense canopy around waterbodies and wet areas like the edges of lakes or ponds. This one though was shot in a forest on the edge of a hill. We were at a considerable elevation and hence had a fantastic vantage point. We just sat there and waited 2 hours and just about 7-8 species showed up, but we left with some spectacular shots! The birds would fly from a distance to the water drip on the hillside. Enroute, the birds often land on this tall bare tree for a brief while checking out the predators and other activity around prior to flying to the water source.

Thank you so much in advance for your views, feedback and faves.

878 is not the number of coffee cups in this picture called "furnishing" ;-)

my coffee exhibition at Art Korner is now closed .... time to say thank you to the 878 visitors (!! I'm completely overwhelmed by that number! thank you!!) and for the positive feedback and generous tips I got :-)

special thanks to Frank Atisso and the team of Art Korner for the professional but also fun hosting :-D ... thank you! *hugs*

I've been invited to show these photos at my friend Oscar's new place. new location of the coffee exhibition: The Summit Gallery

check out the next exhibition at Art Korner: talented mila maesar is showing "Perfectly Imperfect" and it's wonderful!

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A resident bird of the jungles and forests at higher altitude found in our neighbouring state. They were everywhere and unlike their common cousins, the common Myna, these birds are relatively quiet and mostly minding their own business.

We saw several in the forest we visited last week. Almost all of them were busy carrying food several times to their chicks. The nests were inside tree burrows - which we could see - but we could not see the chicks. The birds were quite wary as the area had lots of predators. We sighted several Malabar Pied Hornbills, Rufous Bellied Eagles, Hobby, Falcons etc... The Mynas were landing on multiple perches before going on to their nests so as to deter the predators.

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Decorative Dahlia 'Anne Sophie'

Carmine red on yellow background

Dekorative Dahlie `Anne Sophie`

Karminrot auf gelben Grund

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Romantic tipple, a still life project, the best bit was the bonus of drinking the port after the shoot :-)

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A common bird in the countryside mostly found near trees and some water body (including water logged fields) where there is some grass or grass blades. They use those blades for making nests.

On this day, they were hiding in the paddy fields which was around 2-2.5 feet tall. We captured several shots while they were plucking blades for their nests.

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A beautiful sandgrouse species resident in the country around grasslands - they are rare in our city but common in some areas of the state!

The males are spectacular with a very beautiful ring around their necks. The pattern too is quite interesting and is well suited for camouflage in their habitat. They prefer the small rocky / areas in the grasslands and it is so easy to miss them. And we did miss them, luckily another bunch of birders who sighted them shared the location - which was the place where we were a few minutes ago.

The bird didn't move despite our vehicle getting around 8 feet close to them. The nature guide informed us that these species don't fly away unlike their more common cousins - the chestnut bellied sandgrouse - which fly away almost 50-100 feet away from people.

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A common nuthatch found in the Himalayan belt and are not difficult to sight. The birds are busy bodies and always sighted scurrying along with the tree trunk or branches picking up insects on the tree. Few times we sighted them catching some caterpillars and it was quite an interesting scene - the birds shook the caterpillar vigorously killing them before flying away.

This one is a female as noted by the pale chestnut color whereas the male sports a much brighter chestnut colored belly.

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A beautiful colored flycatcher named after its distinctive color - copper-Sulphate blue. This is a migratory bird from Himalayan region and winters in South India. Thanks to the heavy rains this year, the winter is already colder than usual and because of that I think the winter birds will be more. I already sighted around 15-20 of these birds in one place and the numbers are pretty healthy this time.

I think this is a male based on the color. Both the sexes are of similar color, but the female has a quite washed out /faded color while the male sports a rich color.

Last weekend, we visited 3 different birding places and all of them turned out to be a flop show somehow. And then as we were leaving in the evening, these birds came out from the canopy and started playing around.

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A beautiful common bird whose calls are often heard in the country now in the breeding season. After this season the bird is quite impossible to sight. The birds are quiet and prefer thick bush, so sighting would be a rare thing in the off-season.

On this day, he came atop this perch and started making calls for almost 30 mins. That is the preferred mode for the bird - get on an open perch 3-4 feet high and call. Then he started preening himself giving me some 30 mins of excellent shots. I finally left leaving him on the perch after taking around 200 shots and realizing that he is likely to fly the opposite way.

Thanks in advance for your views and feedback.

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A beautiful and colorful Swallow resident in the country, but migratory in our city and the birding spots around us.

The bird is easy to spot due to the metallic blue plumage while the other swallows we have here sport a dark brown blackish plumage. These are social birds like other swallows and always seen in a small flock.

There were several juveniles in this flock of around 8 birds. They can be discerned by their brownish crowns - unlike the reddish crown that adults sport - and paler wings. The adults were keeping an eye on them watching for potential predators and other birds that were flying around them.

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There are now more than 350 visitors to the sim each day, a level of interest that has been helped by the great pictures being posted in this group. Thanks to everyone for joining in.

These winter visitors have left Singapore in March or early April They fatten themselves up with dragonflies, insects, butterflies etc.before making their journey back home. Safe journey and they will return in Oct/Nov 2023.

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A large family of finches were basking in the morning sun on the dry bushes. They were probably 2-3 dozens of them. Different types of finches.

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A beautiful medium sized resident raptor of the country found throughout the year in grassland areas and open forests.

We sighted a lone one flying over the beautiful grasslands and perched over this tree. Soon it dived and caught a frog in a small stream. The weather was too hot, so a lot of the shots were affected by the haze unfortunately.

Thanks in advance for your views and feedback.

One of the coldest days of the year as much as I can remember - maybe 12-13 deg c and its getting chillier every night.

And maybe b'cos of that, the birds were out in full play basking in the bright sun. The minivets, maybe about 5-6 of them came out into the open and were playing around. Many were chasing each other and making merry. There were several small insects and butterflies which also seemed to be energized by the sun and were venturing out. The minivets seemed to enjoy hunting them in the bright sun - giving me some excellent time to observe and shoot these birds.

Thanks in advance for your views and feedback. Much appreciated.

A very beautiful resident bird prized by the photographers due to its beautiful plumage. The one here is a male, but the female is even far more colorful and beautiful. I sighted 2 males and a 3rd one which I could not determine the sex. We were exploring a new area and these birds just flew right from under our feet scaring us for a few moments. They circled around and landed at some distance away.

Outside of its breeding season it is quite hard to spot. Also, the bird times its presence to align with the sowing reason and the post harvest season when the fields are wet and muddy both the times. The bird has a preference to the wet areas where we find them pretty much.

I suspect the male was watching the chicks and hence was trying to distract us by flying away so quickly and openly. It was also flying at eye level height instead of the usual close to ground mode. The males in the species watch the chicks while the polyandrous females leave after the eggs are laid.

Thanks in advance for all your lovely feedback and views. Much appreciated.

This is the nesting season for these little creatures and they are quite busy carrying little blades of grass for their nest. They fly like 40-50 meters with the grass blade, then perch for a short while, recover their strength and again carry it with them. I suppose the weight is a lot for these little birds which are less than 10 cms tall.

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Taken in the village of Thini in north central Nepal, an empty street with lined with traditional houses. Dhaulagiri, the 7th highest mountain in the world is shrouded by clouds at the end of the street.

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The corporate cleaning lady, after mopping the floor, stops in a corner of the room and waits.

A CEO is passing by :

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I debated on pruning the dried Queen Anne's lace seed heads from this scene before taking the photo. But then decided I liked the texture and color they added to the composition.

Would appreciate any thoughts or feedback on the image. I posted a second photo I took later with the dried stalk removed just for comparison, if that will help.

So as I expected, working with shelter dogs to set up a flash and having a dog stay in a good position relative to the flash is a challenge. In the time it takes to get one or two good shots using the flash, I can bang off a number of dogs without the flash and using a fast lens.

What do you think? Is it worth the effort with flash as compared to not using flash?

Good, honest feedback much appreciated!!

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Resident birds of the subcontinent and found throughout the year, but not so common here. This was shot last winter near a dry lake on the outskirts of the city. That lake hosted 1000's of birds including a few species of ducks, godwits, swallows, stints, sandpipers and a variety of other waders. The place had amazing activity and was an excellent place for bird photography.

During one of those days, around 7-8 Spoonbills landed there and were foraging in the shallow lake scooping up the various aquatic creatures like worms, crustaceans, insects etc.. These spoonbills - I suspect - are locally migratory since their sightings are not that regular or predictable. And it is one of those large birds that many of us enjoying sighting and watching.

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This is another winter image from the small town of Oakesdale outside the Palouse. I liked the way the warm and cool tones mixed as well as the shadow patterns.

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Thanks as well for all the great feedback on the last image.

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Here are some more of the images from this recent trip

Winter Palouse Images

A really small diminutive bird just around 12-14 cms long. It is quite a silent bird and easy to miss and track. The birds are long migrants from South East Asia and Southern china to South India during winters. They are flycatchers and often seen in the underbush and near wet areas hunting flies around woody areas. But I suspect there is a population of them resident in the country in some the richer forests far away from the cities.

During the last two trips we sighted several of them and some of them were quite unmindful of humans. This one was shot in a lovely forest where bird come down to the pools to drink water. This flycatcher was waiting near one pool for the flies to be disturbed before it can make a catch.

Thank you so much in advance for your views, feedback and faves.

A nicely coloured Junco

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It's the time when these flowers really start making their presence in the redwood groves throughout Northern California.

Redwood National Park, California.

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While visiting a relative in Jenaz I noticed a distinct line higher up where the fresh snow started accumulating - snow above that line, no snow below. I headed up the mountain and took this shot shot just at that line.

I processed a balanced and a paintery HDR photo from three RAW exposures, merged them selectively, and carefully adjusted the color balance and curves. I appreciate and welcome constructive feedback.

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They say it's of the of the easiest of the eastern Empidonax flycatchers to identify.... mmmm! - I find most of the flycatchers pretty tricky

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A full week of travel with lots of time looking for birds. And one of the visits included an old temple where some domestic animals are sacrificed. The place has a huge variety of uncommon species, but the day I visited activity was dull and I plan to go an other day. On the return I found this Jungle Owlet on the side of the jungle road quietly resting on a tree and yawning in the middle of the day. It may have been disturbed since it is not the time for this Owl to be active. It rested on the branch for quite a while and flew away after a while.

Thanks in advance for your views and feedback. Much appreciated.

We were after a pair of Bonelli's Eagles and descended a 2 KM mountain side onto a dry lake bed. The lake bed was full of dry bushes and it was a bit hard to walk amongst them. And then this bird suddenly appeared out of nowhere exciting my friend considerably who informed us that it has been sighted only a few times in the state and is rare. It is a beautiful bird for sure.

Thanks in advance for your views / feedback. Please stay safe and healthy.

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