Asian Paradise Flycatcher

[Murugan Anantharaman]

Visited Valley Park in Navi Mumbai to catch the winter visitors. Saw quite a few birds, however I had specially gone to watch the paradise flycatcher which I heard frequents the place during winters. After about 3 hours of scanning the place just when I was about to leave I managed to sight this beautiful bird.

Nikon D7000,f/5.6,SS 1/80, ISO 400,ec +.3,fl 300mm. Almost full frame.

[Jitendra Katre]

nice one...good sharpnees..

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Nice you got the rufous male with the long tail. Eyes full of pathos. May be affected by destruction of trees all around by we, human beings; he needs your support. Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild

[Mrudul Godbole]

Lovely sighting. Nice eye contact. Nicely composed to include the long tail feathers. I am still to photograph this beautiful bird :(. Thanks for sharing.

[Prasad Dingankar]

Lovely catch....

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Nice to see this. Wish you had better light. The birds and other animals too have a right to live. I hope we can leave green areas for them. Unfortunately, people believe green areas means lawns and they cut off the trees. While driving from Rann of Kutch we stayed in a beautiful hotel and found all the branches of the trees cut off. I was told lot of leaves fall and the place is messed up. So they cut off the trees. :(