Painted Francolin

[Shyamala Kumar]

Nikon 7100+150-600 ISO 360 1/1000s F/8 June afternoon Hampi outskirts

[Murugan Anantharaman]

Nice low angle shot, Shyamalaji.... reminds me of myself ... a lot of my friends in central and northern parts of India call me Murgi ... thanks for sharing.

[Mangru Minz]

Beautiful image ,background adds to the image .Thanks

[Mrudul Godbole]

Lovely low angle. Nice pose and eye contact. Its looks as if it was posing for you . The clean background adds to the composition. Thanks for sharing.

Murugan, is 'Murgi' short for Murugan ?

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Nice image and eye contact. I like the composition. I always find the feathers of the francolin a bit tough to capture in detail as that need depth of field as well as higher shutter speed as the bird keeps moving. This francolin has got interesting patterns on the lower ventral side.

Murgi is a lot different than the peacock which is the vehicle of lord Murugan.

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Nice pic shyamala. this is a Grey francolin (Francolinus pondicerianus ) and a spur on the leg usually indicates a male.
TFS
Roopak

[Sandipan Ghosh]

Wonderful composition and frame....excellent details.....Great Shot

[Prasad Dingankar]

Lovely capture... Clean BG...Thanks for sharing

[Prasad Dingankar]

Nice capture...I have missed most of my opportunities to capture this bird. Yet to capture a good shot.. Thanks for sharing