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WHITEHEADED BABBLER
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Whiteheaded Babbler, Turdoides affinis, belongs to the vast family of babblers. The dingy cream coloured crown contrasting with thedark ear covers as well as its sharper more musical notes distinguish this species from other babblers.
They are rather weak fliers since they have short round wings and rather unusually long tail. They prefer to live near the ground where food finding easy.They have developed strong feet for walking and hopping around the ground.
We in kerala call these birds "Kariyila kili" in in which 'kariyila' means dries leaves and 'kili' means bird.it is infact very difficult to notice these birds when they sit on the ground, looking for food among the dead leaves.
They are highly organised and vigilant flock of birds. When not in breeding thses birds are wellknown for their gregarious reunions andcongregating in flocks. The birds will huddle together on a perch and preen one another while continuing their chatter.
They always post a guard for lookoutwhile others have their meal. At the sight of an intruded the guard on the higher perch makes loud calls at the sound of which others fly off to the nearest safe area.
They usually feed on insects and vegetable matter.
Their nesting season is January to November.Both sexes share parental duties and other adult members of the flocks also help in feeding the fledgings. Communal or co-operative nest building and rearing of youngis common among babblers.
I took this shot when a flock of Whiteheaded Babblers alighted on a tree very near to my kitchen.I took this shot through the window.
Camera:Nikon D70
Lens :AF Nikkor80-200/f2.8 ED
Shutter speed: 1/160
F-stop: f3.5
Focal length:200mm
Exposure programme: Aperture priority
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Hi Smitha,
This a very well composed shot, due to the situation you were not able to get the entire tail but that's ok.
Regarding the sharpness i think the picture is bit soft.
Regarding DOF , remember each lens has optimum aperture for good sharpness! that's for you to find out. With 80-200 i think f8 gives you better sharpness and DOF, just test it out and let me know.
TFS
Goutham
- jaycee
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(16017) - [2007-03-07 11:01]
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Hi Smitha,
Lovely shot of a bird I have never seen. The colors, pose and BG are wonderful. I love the opened beak.
Jane
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- shal
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(2086) - [2007-03-07 13:18]
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Hey Smitha,
nice blending colours and sober composition,
you should try your best to keep most focus/viewers attention on your subject, here your bold copyright in white is distracting, try merging all distractions,
good work,
Cheers :D
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- pvs
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Hi Smitha,
Maybe a bit on the soft side,but I like the compo of this bird seen on neutral BG colors,well done and TFS
Paul
Smitha,
You should share with us some pictures of your environment. I envy you because birds seem to keep coming to you, while we in Bangalore have to go to great lengths to spot them.
Regards,
Murali Santhanam
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