Sunday, March 13, 2011

(delhibirdpix) Asian Paradise Flycatcher - Sub-adult Male

Hi Guys,

Species:- Asian Paradise Flycatcher
Location:- Pune, Maharashtra
Date:- 13th March, 2011
Equipment:- Canon EOS 40D + Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 L USM

There were bout 10-12 of them at one spot last morning. All the males(adults and juveniles) were busy with displays and battling each other while the females watched. This whole saga lasted for a couple of hours before the sun came up. The were joined on and off by a pair of Black-naped Monarch, a Tickell's Blue flycatcher, a few Red throated flycatchers, some White-throated Fantails, a couple of Indian Scimitar Babblers busy in courtship(again lasted bout 2 hours), some Yellow-eyed Babblers, a Eurasian Blackbird, Small Minivets and the remaining usuals like prinias, bulbuls, robins etc. To top it all, a young Crested Hawk Eagle was busy carrying nesting material around while an adult bird was out scanning for a meal. All in all it was a really fun morning. 



-Regards,
Rohan
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