straited babbler

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Lovely soft watercolour which works so well with the delicate colours of the Babbler.

Thanks chammi kaiser ...

I love the name of the bird, quite apart from your painting - but the painting is, of course - as yours always are - a lovely piece of work; you never use a garish or harsh colour, and always place the bird in its setting.

Thanks a lot Robert Jones for the compliment ...

PAKHI DEKHUN PAKHI CHINUN # 405 (Observe the Bird and recognize)..STRAITED BABBLER ...[From a Photograph of MR. RIPAN BISWAS] ... WATERCOLOUR ...A4...2014...The striated babbler (Turdoides earlei) is a species of bird in the Leiothrichidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan. 24–25 cm; 46–48 g. Long-tailed, fairly large Turdoides babbler, nondescript in shades of pale brown and buff with heavy streaking above, lighter below. Song thought to be a loud, repeated series of “tiew-tiew-tiew-tiew”, interspersed with “quip-quip. Insects, snails and some vegetable matter. Found in flocks of 7–10 or more individuals, even during breeding season. Not globally threatened. Common and widespread in Pakistan, including in Dera Ismail Khan district. Locally common in E Nepal, uncommon elsewhere in country.