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Himalayas - 374
aloktewari

Himalayas - 374 (Pericrocotus speciosus)

Himalayas - 364

The Forest Edge ...

This colorful male
extracted a
worm from the
decaying part of
the branch he is
perched on ...

... loaded it fully
inside his bill ...
... turned around
and looked for his
mate ... sitting
in the nearby bush
... and offered it
to her ... as part
of courtship gift ...

... we have seen this
behavior in in many
other species ... but
our first for
Scarlet Minivet ...

After that he sat
on a stump and
rendered a lovely
song ... that may
be heard in a video-clip ...
along with some initial
action ( minus food transfer )
Link :
https://www.hbw.com/ibc/video/scarlet-minivet-pericrocotus-flammeus/scarlet-minivet-male-capturing-worm-and-singing

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Scarlet minivet
( Pericrocotus speciosus )

Sat Tal Forest
Uttarakhand Himalayas
India
04.04.2019
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Habitat
Himalayan Hill slopes and forest, Alt. 5500 ft.
Location
Sat Tal, Uttarakhand Himalayas, India
Date taken
04.04.2019
Scientific name
Pericrocotus speciosus
KC Foggin
Staff member
Opus Editor
Supporter
What a beautiful bird and quite a smashing closeup image of it Alok. Nicely captured guy!
 
Kits
A handsome bird, Alok, and a lovely close up.
 

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