Grandala

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Grandala coelicolor | Above Lachen, Sikkim (~3200m asl)

A species of thrush-like bird found in the mid-to-high elevations of the Himalayas. They are gregarious, and in the non-breeding season form huge flocks. This individual was in a flock of about 400, and in total, I saw about 650 individuals in the area within a span of a few minutes. Although I could not spend a whole lot of time there, I was able to make a lot of images at varying focal lengths. Throughout this trip, the weather (continuous rain or snow) made the light very poor, but the birding was excellent.

Canon 760D, Canon 100-400 at 400mm
SS 1/500
Av 8.0
ISO 1600
Minor crop

Thanks, C&C welcome.

[Sandipan Ghosh]

Uff wonder.....great shot of a endemic species

[Mrudul Godbole]

Beautiful composition. Nice perch and eye contact. The bird in the background looks like its mirror image :). Thanks for sharing.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Sweet! When did you shoot it? Share the date, so we know when it is found.

Did you click a vertical? Love this beautiful bird. Thanks for sharing.

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Thanks Mrudul and Sabyasachi.

Date - 6th March, 2017. This bird's movements in the Himalayas are very unpredictable though. I thing one has to rely largely on luck to come across them.

Sabyasachi - I did shoot verticals, but only a few shots turned out well with the bird in the open and with good eye contact. This is one of the better shots.

[Samrat Sarkar]

This is superb Abhishek...how was the trip!

Samrat

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Thanks Samrat da. The trip was lovely! Definitely need to go again.