Courtship Display#2

[Praveen Siddannavar]

Shot this Robin near Masinagudi on Bandipur -Ooty route, from the same series posted yesterday.

Camera Model Canon EOS 7D, 500mm + 1.4x TC
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/250
Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6
ISO 400
Focal length 700mm
Small crop ~ 20%
Beanbag Support

[Sandesh Astgikar]

Nice one :)

[Sabyasachi Patra]

The eye contact is good. Perch is nice. Background is nicely diffused. According to Birds of South Asia the cocked tail is a typical pose.

Male Indian Black Robin: Saxicoloides fulicatus

Description from Birds of South Asia, The Ripley Guide, Pamela C. Rasmussen & John C. Anderton

A dark, lanky chat with long black (typically cocked) tail and dark chestnut vent. Males of all races have otherwise glossy blue-black underparts and white shoulder-flash. Female is brownish-grey above and greyer below. Juvenile like female but darker, with slightly mottled throat.

Occurs: Resident throughout subcontinent south of Himalayas, from Indus Valley (Pakistan) to W Bengal and N Bangladesh, and south to Sri Lanka; generally below 1000m, reaching 1800m in Peninsular hills.

Habits: Bold, often perching on roofs and verandas; but mainly terrestrial, often cocking tail over head. Takes many termites and ants. Breeds Dec-Sept, varying within region (Mar-Jun and Aug-Sep in Sri Lanka); series of short, rushed, variable, somewhat descending strophes comprised of a flurry of energetic, thin, shrill but pleasant chips, most notes broad bandwidth, simple unslurred strokes varied by an occasional two-element note.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Akshay Kumar Manjunath]

nice image praveen,
The colors have come out really well, and the open beak is good

[Mrudul Godbole]

The vertical composition looks good. The open beak is a plus. Nice behaviour captured. Thanks for sharing.

Sabyasachi, thanks for the detailed information.