long tailed shrike by Pratim Das

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Another lovely bird painting Pratim, as you know birds are also a favourite subject of my own. the good thing about seeing your work is that many are species I've never seen before with living in a different country. Well done on all your work over 2013!

THANKS A LOT FOR THE COMPLIMENT Paul Hopkinson....with my 150 bird paintings a book will publish on coming January last week...

PAKHI DEKHUN PAKHI CHINUN (Observe the Bird and recognize)..LONG TAILED SHRIKE....WATERCOLOUR...A4...2012...The Long-tailed Shrike or Rufous-backed Shrike (Lanius schach) is a member of the bird family Laniidae, the shrikes. They are found widely distributed across Asia and there are variations in plumage across the range. The species ranges across much of Asia, both on the mainland and the eastern archipelagos. The eastern or Himalayan subspecies, L. s. tricolor, is sometimes called the Black-headed Shrike. The species is found across Asia from Kazhakstan to New Guinea. It is found mainly in scrub and open habitats. Many of the temperate zone populations are migratory, moving south in winter while those in the tropics tend to be sedentary although they may make short distance movements. This bird has a characteristic upright "shrike" attitude when perched on a bush, from which it glides down at an angle to take lizards, large insects, small birds and rodents. They maintain feeding territories and are usually found single or in pairs that are well spaced out. Long-tailed Shrikes take a wide variety of animal prey. On occasion, they have been noted capturing fish from a stream. They also take small snakes. It sometimes indulges in kleptoparasitism and takes prey from other birds. It also captures flying insects in the air. The usual clutch is about 3 to 6 eggs which are incubated by both sexes. [INFORMATION : WIKIPEDIA]