Friday, October 28, 2011

[BirdPhotoIndia] Juvenile Red Vented Bulbul (fresh out of nest?)

A Red Vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer taken at Panchgani (Maharashtra, India) on 22nd October, 2011.

A few things make me think that this is a juvenile venturing out from its nest for the first time.

- I saw a parent with some grub waiting patiently for minutes on end near where I eventually reasoned the nest must be. After seeing the juvenile, I got the impression that the food, which would normally be offered to the young one in the nest, was being used to coax it out of the nest.

- Its flight was in short bursts and laborious/shaky, unlike the stronger flight of adults.

Experts, or others with experience of this common species, please comment. I could be wrong about the nest bit, and indeed about the whole juvenile bit, too :)

Thanks,
Abhishek.

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