(delhibirdpix) The Commoners - # 166.04 - Borwn Rock Chat (Cercomela fusca) - 2015-151

Times change - Birding Times and Places change.

From when my birding days averaged 200 Days in 2006-08, it is now down

less than 100 Days. Terrace Birding was hardly on a day or two.  Now it is

about 20% of Birding Days.

It delights.  I know when I would not be able to go out in old age in future,

there would still be birding.

As is usual, some days are good and some when the birds would not show

up.  

A Week back, terrace birding highlight was a flock of Sunbirds - Males

singing, females being chased and a number of chick showing up as well.

Possibly a second round of breeding.  Then, there were a full family of Common

Tailbirds. Sparrows, Laughing Doves, Pigeons, Bulbuls - Red Vented and Whiskered

both, White-eyes, Brown Rock Chats, Parakeets, Kites, Crows, Prinias and a Shikra

in the air.  

R-V Bulbul make a nest in the X-mas Tree in the front yard. Then abandoned it.

Then, was seen sitting in incubating position and then not seen.  May be they

went to the tree opposite two houses away.  Red-Whikered and White-Eyes were

seen carrying nesting material.  

They pose, the light is generally good.  Even in the rain, it was fun shooting with

all stages of ISO settings and not succeeding in capturing any images other than

that of a flower with nice rain-drops on it.

Here are some images.

A Brown Rock Chat.

Enjoy.

Anand Arya
353, Sector 15A
NOIDA 201301
INDIA
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