Black headed Cuckoo Shrike-Male

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Been waiting for this for some time now.Tough to get them in the open. This is the best i could do.Will keep waiting and stalking, thats my favourite part .......:001_smile:

Calicut outskirts 500D, 55-250, 250mm, AE , F5.6, ISO200, SS 1/250, cropped image. C&C welcome

[Dr. Kalpamoi Kakati]

Nice one.I have seen this bird for the first time.Hard to get these cuckoos in open.TFS

Regards
Kalpa

[Praveen Siddannavar]

Lovely bird, tough conditions to shot surrounded by leaves. But it is good you got most of the bird in open and more importantly the eye contact.
tfs

[Mrudul Godbole]

Lovely bird. The eye contact is nice. The vertical composition is nice. A bit more space at the bottom would be good. Patience surely pays when it comes photographing these shy birds. Look forward to more.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

You got the head in the clear. Your patience and stalking skills will benefit you tremendously when you upgrade to a longer lens. Too often people get long lenses without going through the grind of trying hard with a shorter lens. So they lack the tracking skills.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Bhargava Srivari]

Given the limitations in your lens, this is fabulous:) I really adore your tracking and patience!

Keep them coming sir:)