Tushar Dixit
25-11-2010, 08:38 PM
One of the beautiful and fairly common resident birds of our region. They are mainly insectivorous but also enjoy nectar when favorite flowers are in bloom. The plant it is feeding on here is Woodfordia fruticosa. The flower of this plant contains tannin that gets stuck to the birds head. Interestingly same tannin is also used to dye silk clothes.
Clicked in Pune (Sinhgad Valley) during summer which is also blooming time for these flowers. EOS 7D with 400mm f/5.6L @ f/5.6, 1/1000, ISO 500. C&C most welcome!
Regards,
Tushar
Clicked in Pune (Sinhgad Valley) during summer which is also blooming time for these flowers. EOS 7D with 400mm f/5.6L @ f/5.6, 1/1000, ISO 500. C&C most welcome!
Regards,
Tushar