White Cheeked Bulbul

[Mohammed Raheel]

Clicked this guy feeding on a left over apple in the garden.
Was constantly moving and too alert, had to click from a distance and crop image.
Canon 550D / AV 8/ TV 1/100 / ISO 100

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Nice. where was this clicked??

This is the white cheeked bubul ( Pycnonotus leucogenys) also called Himalayan bubul . It is larger, has a crest and the white patch on the cheek is smaller than the white eared bulbul (Pycnonotus leucotis).

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Roopak

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Nice image of a rare and beautiful bird.Roopak Bhai had already identified.It is Himalayan Bulbul (Pycnonotus leucogenys).IDs : Forwardly curving crest, thin supercilium,white cheek patch,yellow vent,tail white-tipped are all clear.Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild

[Mohammed Raheel]

Thanks Roopak for giving the correct identification and details.
This was clicked in Srinagar, Kashmir. These lovely birds happily feed on the ripe peaches, aprocots, apples, cherries etc found in abundance.
I wonder where must be migrating in winters.

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice eye contact. The bite in the mouth adds to the composition. Is there a tilt? Thanks for sharing.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

I agree with the previous comments. The eye contact is nice. Good to see this bird.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Murugan Anantharaman]

Nice image of the bulbul Mohammed. Agree the fruit in its beak adds to the composition.Also to be noticed is the typical yellow vent of the himalayan bulbul. Thanks for sharing.