Crested Goshawk

  A distant encounter with a Crested Goshawk that inevitably ended in mutual spotting!

And flexing and preening was not for drying after a rain but also on a hot day to dispel heat.

A common repeated left to right movement of its head when this raptor caught the presence of a big lens aimed at it.

Camera-shy!!

Pin-striped Tit-Babbler

I would not have believed it if I had not witnessed it myself, a Pin-striped Tit-babbler holding of a leaf to seek?!

Almost child-like, it scanned a dry loose leaf in its claw for a catch.

And the only luck was still among green leaves.

Ruby-cheeked Sunbirds

 However one looks, beauty is beauty, even the female Ruby-cheeked Sunbird impressed with its bright orange throat, nonetheless charming than the stunning male.

And how these two could forage, entertaining with their speediness, and hide-and-seek antics, grabbing and holding on for support, burrowing into clusters of leaves.

Purple Heron

 One of the most beautifully colour-matched bird - of rusty-brown, purplish, greyish hues, and on this occasion, made it a perfect blend with its background.

The Purple Heron would not have been so relaxed if it had known that it was been watched.

Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo

When lighting is a dominant variable, it can either enhance or impair beauty and mood.  And truth is only revealed when there is minimal interference or manipulation.

And beauty is decidedly in the eye of the beholder.