Orange Headed Thrush

[rajpradhan]

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e26/rajendrapradhan/Birds/Others/Orange-headed-thrush12sml-1.jpg

Shot at Kanha Tiger Reserve with Nikon D90 & Nikkor 70-300 VR lens. Had to wait near a waterhole for an hour before the beautiful bird approached close enough.

Rajendra Pradhan

[Gal Shon]

A beautiful specimen,
I like the Comp, light, perch, pose and eye contact.
On my monitor it seem a bit noisy and oversharpened

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Beautiful bird, I'm not sure I have seen this species before. Thanks for sharing! I like the inquisitive look and angle. I would sharpen a bit less and tone down the highlights.

[rajpradhan]

Thanks! Sharpening was of course applied after reducing the size for web. But the picture looks just right on my CRT monitor! Must crosscheck on a LCD.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Nice bird, perch, and BG (although I'd eliminate the light streak). Sharpening look rather aggressive at my end too.

[Malcolm Benn]

Waiting that hour was an hour well spent ... fabulous image, congrats.