The Pallid Male ( The Ghost of Grassland)

[Sucheth Lingachar]

Photographed at Bangalore Outskirts,This guy is very very shy, whenever i visit this place i see him but never allowed me close.

this was taken by crawling and hiding in tall grass and due to grass proper focusing was not happening but got some decent few shots.

Nikon D7100, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/4D IF-ED + AF-S Teleconverter TC-14E II/14E

F/8, 1/3200s, ISO 1000

[Mrudul Godbole]

Rare sighting. Liked the perch and eye contact. Wish next time you sight it closer. Thanks for sharing.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

It is good that you got eye contact. Don't worry. Keep on trying till you earn its trust. :)

It is not easy to get frame filling shots of birds who are wary of people. There are people who trap these birds. So one has to be very cautious, and crawl a significant distance through the bushes and overall be very patient to get shots with more details. I am sure you will have many more opportunities to click this bird.
Cheers,
Sabyasachi