malabar wood shrike by Pratim Das

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Another beautiful bird Pratim.

Lovely rendering of textures. Nicely done, Pratim.

Thanks karl Quigley... Thanks Seok Yam Chew...

PAKHI DEKHUN PAKHI CHINUN (Observe the Bird and recognize)...MALABAR WOODSHRIKE...[From a Photograph of GURUM EKALAVYA]....WATERCOLOUR...A4...2013...The Malabar Woodshrike (Tephrodornis sylvicola) is a species of bird in the woodshrike family Tephrodornithidae. It is found in western India. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Large Woodshrike. A large, dark woodshrike. Broad dark mask without pale supercilium....Whitish stripe below mask...Dark blue-grey crown and upper mantle...Cold dark upperparts...White rump...Dark tail...White underparts, grey-brown throatand breast..Black bill. Females are dark slaty-brown above and have a weaker dark grey mask. Their bill is dark brown. South-western India (Western Ghats from Narbada River to Kerala). An isolated population in the Surat Dangs, Gujarat. Occurs up to 1800m but is usually found at lower elevations. Evergreen forest, forest edge and glades. In moister habitat than Common Woodshrike. Feeds mainly on insects obtained from aerial swoops. Also frequents the edge of water courses where it will pick off insects from the water surfaces. [INFORMATION : WIKIPEDIA , BIRDFORUM]