Indian Silverbil

[Dr. Kalpamoi Kakati]

Shot at Mitavali,MP
Canon 500D
70-300mm
f7.1
1/640
ISO 400
Cropped.
Wish had a better BG

[Sabyasachi Patra]

The branch is nice. Eye contact is good. Its habitat is like that. So getting a clean background is a challenge. A longer lens would have helped you in isolating the bird. You can vary the aperture ie. f8, f11 (if light permits) and see the impact of depth of field. Not easy to create pleasing environmental portraits. When done well, they shine.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Praveen Siddannavar]

Nice perch Dr., the open beaks adds to the composition. As mentioned by Sabyasachi you will need a telephoto lens for bird photography.
tfs

[Mrudul Godbole]

The low angle is nice. The perch and the open beak enhances the image further. A telephoto lens is always good or you can use a hide when you photograph birds. You can also try to first take a few images first and then approach the bird very slowly (maybe crawling if you can) and try to come as close as possible. Look forward to more. Thanks for sharing.