Small Birds

Pictures of Birds from an amateur photographer.

 

Common Tailorbird

Nikon D7000 + Tamron 70-300 VC. Settings : 270mm, f5.6, ISO200 , 1/320th

Its a small bird with bright colours , perching from bush to bush. Olive green upperparts and creamy under parts , it has a  rusty colour on head. Popular for its nest made of leaves "sewn" together, as name suggests.

Baya Weaver

 Nikon D7000 + Nikkor 18-140 VR. Settings : 140mm, f5.6, ISO400 , 1/1600th

• Its a sparrow like bright yellow bird. 

     Nikon D7000 + Nikkor 18-140 VR. Settings : 140mm, f5.6, ISO400 , 1/1600th

• Weaves its nest by picking up long grass leaves  picked from the surroundings.

Red Vented BulBul

Nikon D7000 + Nikkor 18-140 VR. Settings : 140mm, f8, ISO250 , 1/400th

• It has a black coloured crest and head, scaly brown body with red coloured vent.

 Barn Swallow

Nikon D7000 + Tamron 70-300 VC. Settings : 300mm, f8, ISO400 , 1/1600th

Its a small bird likes to be in air all the time. Brown head,blue black body with long forked tail and short beak.

Pied Bushchat (Male)

Nikon D7000 + Tamron 70-300 VC. Settings : 300mm, f5.6, ISO200 , 1/400th

Its a small round bird . Male is black with white spots, short beak. Female is brown in colour.

 Pied Bushchat (Female)

 Nikon D7000 + Nikkor 18-140 VR. Settings : 140mm, f5.6, ISO200 , 1/160th