Mrudul Godbole
24-12-2009, 10:39 PM
Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata. Photographed near Pune.
It is a familiar bird of countryside and open scrub or grassland where it is found perched at the top of short thorn trees or other shrubs, looking out for insect prey. They pick up insects mainly from the ground, and were, like other chats, placed in the thrush family Turdidae, but are now considered as Old World flycatchers.
Canon 50D, 100-400 mm L IS USM, ISO 200, f7.1, 1/320, hand held.
Comments and critiques welcome..
It is a familiar bird of countryside and open scrub or grassland where it is found perched at the top of short thorn trees or other shrubs, looking out for insect prey. They pick up insects mainly from the ground, and were, like other chats, placed in the thrush family Turdidae, but are now considered as Old World flycatchers.
Canon 50D, 100-400 mm L IS USM, ISO 200, f7.1, 1/320, hand held.
Comments and critiques welcome..