When this fella comes along one has to be trigger-free to 'pin' it down as it moves at the speed of lightning. However when a flock flew right in it definitely caused one to grapple with focus as they sped, hopped and sought all over. The mere bonus was they were mainly at and below eye-level.
The Pin-striped Tit-Babblers (Mixornis gularis) normally forage in the undergrowth and if one is lucky, is joined by a mixed-species flock where one can encounter a gem like the paradise flycatchers. And one is easily alerted to their presence because they are highly vocal when they arrive, and rarely singularly.
Lighting is undoubtedly a challenge as they love to forage in dim areas like beneath leaves and between twigs.
Ideally one would like to track a single bird but quick inevitable moves have to be made when one or two popped up in the open.
This one even had time to try a courtship dance and calls but unfortunately I couldn't locate the one courted and it was all over in seconds, I guess due to lack of response from the targeted?
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