Photographer's Note
The typical adult male Asian Paradise-flycatcher is about 20 cm long, but the long tail streamers double this. It has a glossy black crown and crest, blue eye-ring and a long narrow rounded tail. The body and wings are white with very long central pair of tail feathers which form streamers that droop. Subadult males lack the long tail feathers and have rufous on body and wing and have the head completely black, including a black throat. Adults males of the "rufous-morph" have rufous on the wings and tail and white on the belly. In some races it is said the the white form is absent. The Females are much like the sub-adult males or rufous-morphs but the throat is greyish and not black and they lack streamers.[4]
Several races are recognized but need further study. In the Western Himalayas race leucogaster has pale rufous upperparts and white breast and a lot of black on the white wings. Eastern Himalayas race saturatior has a shorter crest which black shaft streaks on the upperparts of the white-morph male and the rufous-morph male is buffier below and has a rufous vent with not so long tail-streamers. Nominate race in Peninsular India and Sri Lankan race ceylonensis have very long streamers and crest. The Sri Lankan race is said to lack the white-morph. The nominate race populations from the Eastern Ghats is said to have a larger bill. The race in Central Nicobars nicobarica has an olive upper mantle and darker underparts.[4]
The Asian Paradise-flycatcher is a noisy bird with a sharp skreek call. It has short legs and sits very upright whilst perched prominently, like a shrike. It is insectivorous, hunting by flycatching in the understory. They bathe in small pools of water in the afternoon by diving from perches.
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danyy
(0) 2011-10-30 1:03
Bonjour,
le spécialiste de la nature avec toujours ces magnifiques prises de vue, macros, la profondeur de champ réduite qui donne toujours beaucoup de relief.
Les couleurs sont magnifiques.
Regards.
Daniel.
emka
(158030) 2011-10-30 2:22
Hi Zahoor,
it is not an easy task to make shots of the bird and this one is wo nderful. I have never seen such a lovely creature. the tail is so charming. Perfect timing, with the blur of the movement.
Warm regrads
Malgo
siudzi
(34141) 2011-10-30 3:40
Hi Zahoor,
What a perfect shot! Really well seen and executed with a superb DOF, saturation and sharpness. Bravo! Like it very much. TFS.
Best wishes,
Malgorzata
dale54
(17768) 2011-10-30 5:34
beautifull shot!hi zahoor!beautifull bird,colors are amazing!its head is crystal clear,good stuff! tfs! dr
Longroute
(19600) 2011-10-30 7:24
A fantastic capture and a masterful composition.
You froze the movement of the bird quite well showing an elegant and very unusual shape. It's amazing how the light illuminate well the bird while the background remains in the shade - like in a studio - and the framing is just perfect.
My best compliment for this excellent photo,
Donato
pipstar
(110) 2011-10-30 14:55
Hi Zahoor
This is a very well captured moment. The exposure is well chosen to eliminate the background and the colour of it helps the subject pop out a bit. What makes this image is the long curl of the tail feather.
Cheers
Philip
lilito
(3534) 2011-11-03 6:20
Wah...
Bonjour
Une superbe prise, les couleurs sont brillants, on croirait pouvoir caresser les plumes tellement elles sont douces et lumineuses! Bravo!
Lily
jrleborgne
(1554) 2011-11-13 10:42
Hello Zahoor,
I didn't figure out that we could observ such magnificent birds ( and so much ) in your country.
I must say I am impressed by your lovely photographs.
Moreover, your notes are rather instructive.
Warm regards,
Jean-Renaud
Photo Information
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Copyright: Zahoor Ahmed (zahoor_salmi)
(1053)
- Genre: Persone
- Medium: Colore
- Date Taken: 2011-06-11
- Categories: Momento decisivo
- Camera: Canon 40D, 400mm F5.6L
- Esposizione: f/5.6, 1/500 secondi
- Details: Tripod: Yes
- Versione Foto: Versione Originale
- Date Submitted: 2011-10-30 0:51