Praveen Siddannavar
06-08-2012, 09:18 AM
I shot this beautiful flycatcher at Ooty on the weekend, the weather wasn't great as the light was playing, however I was fortunate enough to make few decent images of this beauty.
Camera Used - Canon 1D Mark IV with Canon 500mm lens + 1.4x TV
EXIF - ISO 800 Av 4 Tv 1/800 sec, focal Length 700mm, Cropped
Date : 4th August 2012 10:47am
The Nilgiri Flycatcher (Eumyias albicaudatus) is an Old World flycatcher with a very restricted range in the hills of southern India. It was formerly referred to as the Nilgiri Verditer Flycatcher because of its similarity to the Verditer Flycatcher, a winter migrant to the Nilgiris, which however has distinct dark lores and a lighter shade of blue. There are two small white patches at the base of the tail. It is found mainly in the higher altitude shola forests of the Western Ghats and the Nilgiris.
This species is found in the higher hills (mostly above 1200 m) of the Nilgiris, Palnis, Anamalai ranges, the Brahmagiris, Bababudan and Biligirrangan hills.
Camera Used - Canon 1D Mark IV with Canon 500mm lens + 1.4x TV
EXIF - ISO 800 Av 4 Tv 1/800 sec, focal Length 700mm, Cropped
Date : 4th August 2012 10:47am
The Nilgiri Flycatcher (Eumyias albicaudatus) is an Old World flycatcher with a very restricted range in the hills of southern India. It was formerly referred to as the Nilgiri Verditer Flycatcher because of its similarity to the Verditer Flycatcher, a winter migrant to the Nilgiris, which however has distinct dark lores and a lighter shade of blue. There are two small white patches at the base of the tail. It is found mainly in the higher altitude shola forests of the Western Ghats and the Nilgiris.
This species is found in the higher hills (mostly above 1200 m) of the Nilgiris, Palnis, Anamalai ranges, the Brahmagiris, Bababudan and Biligirrangan hills.