Grandala

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Grandala coelicolor | Above Lachen, Sikkim (~3200m asl)

A species of thrush-like bird found in the mid-to-high elevations of the Himalayas. They are gregarious, and in the non-breeding season form huge flocks. This individual was in a flock of about 400, and in total, I saw about 650 individuals in the area within a span of a few minutes. Although I could not spend a whole lot of time there, I was able to make a lot of images at varying focal lengths. Throughout this trip, the weather (continuous rain or snow) made the light very poor, but the birding was excellent.

Canon 760D, Canon 100-400 at 400mm
SS 1/500
Av 8.0
ISO 1600
Minor crop

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