Pied Bush Chat (Saxicola caprata)

[dolina]

Female Pied Bush Chat (Saxicola caprata) by alabang, on Flickr

The Pied Bush Chat (Saxicola caprata) is a small passerine bird found ranging from West and Central Asia to South and Southeast Asia. About sixteen subspecies are recognized through its wide range with many island forms. It is a familiar bird of countryside and open scrub or grassland where it is found perched at the top of short thorn trees or other shrubs, looking out for insect prey. They pick up insects mainly from the ground, and were, like other chats, placed in the thrush family Turdidae, but are now considered as Old World flycatchers.

They nest in cavities in stone walls or in holes in an embankment, lining the nest with grass and animal hair. The males are black with white shoulder and vent patches whose extent varies among populations. Females are predominantly brownish while juveniles are speckled.

Source: Pied Bush Chat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Location: Candaba, Pampanga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Settings: 1/500 ƒ/5.6 ISO 160 500mm

Notes: Framed as is, no crop & handheld

 

[LarryLomona]

Very nice.

 

[dolina]

Thanks Larry and ceeboy


Male Pied Bush Chat (Saxicola caprata) by alabang, on Flickr

Settings: 1/320 ƒ/9 ISO 160 800mm


Full Screen Retina Display: 500px / Male Pied Bush Chat (Saxicola caprata) by Paolo Dolina

 

[dolina]

Thanks ffion.


Female Pied Bush Chat (Saxicola caprata) by alabang, on Flickr

The Pied Bush Chat (Saxicola caprata) is a small passerine bird found ranging from West and Central Asia to South and Southeast Asia. About sixteen subspecies are recognized through its wide range with many island forms. It is a familiar bird of countryside and open scrub or grassland where it is found perched at the top of short thorn trees or other shrubs, looking out for insect prey. They pick up insects mainly from the ground, and were, like other chats, placed in the thrush family Turdidae, but are now considered as Old World flycatchers.

They nest in cavities in stone walls or in holes in an embankment, lining the nest with grass and animal hair. The males are black with white shoulder and vent patches whose extent varies among populations. Females are predominantly brownish while juveniles are speckled.

Source: Pied Bush Chat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Location: Candaba, Pampanga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Retina Display: 500px / Female Pied Bush Chat (Saxicola caprata) by Paolo Dolina

Settings: 1/320 ƒ/9 ISO 160 800mm

 

[WesternGuy]

dolina, very nice images. I like the first one the best.

WesternGuy

 

[Bryan Pereira]

lovely shots, you should come to kenya, the camera wont leave your eye!

 

[dolina]

Thanks Western and Bryan

Thanks


Male Pied Bush Chat (Saxicola caprata) by 500px.com/dolina, on Flickr

• ƒ/5.6
• 800.0 mm
• 1/800
• 320
• Off, did not fire
• Manual

 

[baturn]

Beautiful photos!

 

[danielklaer]

Great images Dolina. beautiful birds, beautiful backgrounds and Sharp!