Blue capped rock thrush - male

[Kaustuv Chatterjee]

Shot in Pangot. Quite a beautiful bird and very shy. Wish the light had been better...was shooting into the sky at around 12

Shot with the Nikon D90, Nikkor 70-300mm VR, at 300mm, ISO 400, 1/2500s - F/5.6

[Mrudul Godbole]

Lovely perch and nice eye contact. The lower portion is underexposed and have lost details. Wish the light had been better, the colours would have looked even better. Thanks for sharing.

[Roopak Gangadharan]

This looks more like a chestnut bellied rock thrush (Monticola rufiventris) to me kaustav. it seems to have some white (pollen?) on its face and throat..

TFS
Roopak

[Sabyasachi Patra]

You were using a high shutter speed. A positive exposure compensation would have helped here as the image is underexposed. When the subject is small and is against the bright sky, the metering is according to the sky and hence your subject which is darker than the sky will get underexposed.

[Kaustuv Chatterjee]

Thanks for that useful tip Sabyasachi...

Roopak, let me check the id again.

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Very good image under difficult conditions. It is a Male Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush (Monticola rufiventris).Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild