The kalij pheasant is the commonest of the Himalayan pheasants. There are six subspecies, and the one in this image is the only one that has a white crest. It is a very shy bird and lives in thick forest undergrowth and quickly darts from one cover to another, making even sighting very difficult. The one shown here is the male; the female is brown overall.
Species: Lophura leucomelanos hamiltonii
Location: Corbett NP, Uttarakhand, India
Date: April, 2009
Equip: Canon 1D Mlll, Canon 500 f4
Specs: ISO 500, f 7.1, 1/1000s, beanbag on vehicle
Thank you for taking the time out to look, and for your comments/critiques
12-20-2009, 12:22 PM
RakeshDhareshwar
The white crest shows wonderfully well . The exposure is spot on. This one is high on my wish list :)
12-20-2009, 03:04 PM
Kim Rollins
The head make me think it looks like our Ringed-necked Pheasant dress to go party with Banam Chickens. :p
Nice image.
12-20-2009, 04:07 PM
Dan Busby
One of the best parts of this forum is getting to see birds from around the world - like this one!. Exposure is great. Would be nice if you could ever get a shot of the bird against a softer, more OOF BG that would better define the bird.
12-20-2009, 10:02 PM
Harshad Barve
Ajit
This is beautiful image of one bird which keeps on haunting photographers for years
TFS
12-21-2009, 07:42 AM
Kiran Poonacha
Wow.. Dr, great details on this one, nice expo and one **** of subject to get in the open... congrats..
