Red-vented Bulbul

Gallery: AvianPosted June 12, 2010453 views26 comments

Western Himalayas, India
400D, 500mm+1.4x, tripod, f/8, 1/1000, ISO400

I found this common Red-vented Bulbul singing on top of dry Lantana when I was waiting for the very shy Siberian Rubythroat to show up. This one was establishing it's territory and chasing away other birds in the vicinity. The background is mountains at a distance.

All comments welcome. Thanks for looking.

Comments

26 comments

Comment posted by Dan Sorochan on June 12, 2010 at 7:30 AM

Very nice. Nothing to criticize here.

Registered on March 2, 2010, 30 Posts, 54 Comments

Comment posted by Keith A Anderson on June 12, 2010 at 8:40 AM

Terrific image with great lighting, Satie.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on June 12, 2010 at 8:40 AM

Nice one Satie - nice detail, like the dried leaves

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by John Tobias on June 12, 2010 at 10:32 AM

Very nice photo. Did the Rubythroat ever show up?

Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments

Comment posted by Derrick Lipinski on June 12, 2010 at 1:35 PM

Fantastic capture, Satie; wonderful BG too.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on June 12, 2010 at 2:41 PM

Very Beautiful pose, feather detail, colors and comp.
To my eye, needs a bit of vetical straightening - the bird seems to be leaning forward a bit.

Sandy r

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on June 12, 2010 at 7:47 PM

I like everything I see here Satie - singing pose, interesting perch, good exposure and appealing background.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on June 12, 2010 at 8:09 PM

Great singing pose Satie, very sharp too.

Registered on February 4, 2007, 350 Posts, 4614 Comments

Comment posted by David Haynes on June 12, 2010 at 8:48 PM

Satie,
Excellent image. Beautiful bird in sharp focus with a fantastic background. Lighting, exposure and expression is over the top. Keep em coming Satie!!!

Registered on February 20, 2010, 110 Posts, 1511 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Lotito on June 12, 2010 at 9:42 PM

Wonderful capture of an unusual and beautiful bird!

Registered on June 26, 2009, 181 Posts, 1558 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on June 12, 2010 at 10:01 PM

I agree with all the others, Satie, this is excellent. wonderful light, pose, perch, detail, bg.

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by Cam Barlow on June 13, 2010 at 1:02 AM

Great lighting and detail in the feathers. Love the silky smooth background as well.

Registered on July 13, 2009, 5 Posts, 11 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on June 13, 2010 at 1:23 AM

You nailed this Satie, perfect. You even got him vocalizing. I'm certain a larger view would "knock your socks off".

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on June 13, 2010 at 6:10 AM

Simply a fine all around image, Satie.

The bit of red stands out nicely.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on June 13, 2010 at 4:40 PM

Satie,

Great pose, beautiful light, sharpness and detail. A fine image as presented and one I'd be pleased to have in my files. Love the background too.

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments

Comment posted by Ronnie Gaubert on June 13, 2010 at 4:46 PM

Excellent image Satie. Nice early light and good details. Big plus with the open beak. Could not have asked for a better background.
Thanks for posting,
Ronnie G

Registered on November 1, 2003, 810 Posts, 3495 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on June 13, 2010 at 5:25 PM

Neat capture, great colors

Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on June 13, 2010 at 8:13 PM

Awesome shot Satie

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Comment posted by Doug Benner on June 15, 2010 at 11:19 AM

Great capture! Congrats on the EP.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on June 15, 2010 at 7:01 PM

Congrats on a great EP! Thought so!

Sandy r

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Comment posted by Sandipan Dutta on June 16, 2010 at 2:52 AM

Congratulations Satie !!!

Registered on March 9, 2009, 171 Posts, 493 Comments

Comment posted by Monica Siri on June 16, 2010 at 6:00 AM

Outstanding, Satie. Congrats on the EP!!

Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on June 16, 2010 at 12:11 PM

Congrats Satie

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Comment posted by Balakumar Kaushik on June 17, 2010 at 5:22 AM

Love the light.
Congrats on EP !

Registered on January 4, 2008, 98 Posts, 1403 Comments

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on June 18, 2010 at 12:42 PM

Great details, light, pose n terrific capture!
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Laura Stafford on June 21, 2010 at 5:00 PM

Everything about this image is just stunning, subject, background, focus and composition.

Really nice job.

Laura Stafford

Registered on November 3, 2009, 52 Posts, 375 Comments