(delhibirdpix) Whistler's warbler-- CKBS

Golden-spectacled Warbler-- (now called Whistler's Warbler)- from CKBS, Narendrapur- 20th March-2013. Canon 60D. Today I visited CKBS almost after 3 months with the sole motive of taking some decent shots of this winter visitor that comes down from the Himalayas. My birding friend Rishav Paul also accompanied me. The habitat in CKBS where the warbler was seen 
consisted of entangling creepers, and was almost impenetrable. After a long search
in the dense thickets, finally I got a glimpse a yellow tiny bird that
flit among the bushes. It was very restless, and never perched
anyhwere for more than a second. But we were also determined to take few
good shots. The bird was darting like a tiny bullet, and at one point of time it
seemed to me that I could never succeed in taking its photos. We tried
to follow the movements of the bird, without even knowing where we were
going. After sometime I found myself in the midst of a dense forest of
thorny bushes and creepers. The bird couldnot be seen anymore and so we
decided to return. But coming out of that place was not that easy. After struggling for a few
more minutes, we came out of this maze of dry thickets.

It was almost 12pm...The forest was resounding with the loud calls of barbets and hawk cuckoos. We almost decided to return when a faint whistling note

caught my attention. Then suddenly Rishav asked me to turn back, and I found that tiny warbler perched only a few feet away from me. It was singing loudly and searching for insects.
It seemed that God gave me a second chance. We sat down on the forest
floor , as any further movement might scare away the bird. The bird was gradually
coming closer to us. It prefered to stay in the middle layers of
vegetation. Finally it perched on an exposed branch
and gave us the opportunity to take few snaps. Then it vanished into
the unknown. Photographing this rare visitor was really a rewarding experience.

regards

Shantanu Bhattacharya.

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