White cheeked nuthatch - Pangot

[Kaustuv Chatterjee]

This small beauty was foraging while I was tracking a Himalayan woodpecker. Was lucky to get a shot of it in good light with a seed in its beak.

D 90, Nikkor 70-300mm, 300mm, ISO 400, 1/160s - F/5.6

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Nice,rare image. Nice composition. It appears to me as a Male Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch (Sitta castanea). A tiny beauty of lower Himalaya. It gives audience only to those who have purified soul.Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild

P.S: If you ( or any other member) have the photograph of Grey-winged Blackbird, Great Salim Ali's favourite songbird, kindly post it. I have heard the liquid melody of White-rumped Shama, Great Krishnan's favourite songbird.

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice sighting of this rare bird. The patterns on the bark are nice. Seems the light was quite low. Using a higher ISO would have helped to get more sharpness. Thanks for sharing.

[Murugan Anantharaman]

Nicely spotted. The mountains are birders paradise. One never knows who will turn up. Good to see the bird with food in its beak. Thanks for sharing.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Kaustuv,
Nice to see this species. I am not sure how pangot is after the recent landslides. Any info?

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Kaustuv Chatterjee]

Not much damage there what I heard....