Rufous bellied Babbler--K-Gudi

[Shyamala Kumar]

These birds in a group of five were moving continuously among the lantana bushes making sweet cheeping sounds, which turned into agitating tittering when alarmed.Canon60D+100-400 ISO250 1/500s FL400mm F/5.6 Feb late afternoon 2014.

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Lovely. Looks like Indian Rufous Babbler (Turdoides subrufa).Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice eye contact. The alarmed pose with the open beak is nicely captured. The composition looks good. Thanks for sharing.

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Nice pose and eye contact. Agree with shakti da on ID.
TFS
Roopak

[Shyamala Kumar]

Thanks Saktipadaji, Mridul, Roopak.I stand corrected regarding the identification.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

It is good that you got the eye contact right as well as the head in the clear. I remember sighting this species in K Gudi a couple of years back. Thanks for sharing.