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    Female Pied Bush Chat (Saxicola caprata) by alabang, on Flickr

    The Pied Bush Chat (Saxicola caprata) is a small passerine bird found ranging from West and Central Asia to South and Southeast Asia. About sixteen subspecies are recognized through its wide range with many island forms. It is a familiar bird of countryside and open scrub or grassland where it is found perched at the top of short thorn trees or other shrubs, looking out for insect prey. They pick up insects mainly from the ground, and were, like other chats, placed in the thrush family Turdidae, but are now considered as Old World flycatchers.

    They nest in cavities in stone walls or in holes in an embankment, lining the nest with grass and animal hair. The males are black with white shoulder and vent patches whose extent varies among populations. Females are predominantly brownish while juveniles are speckled.

    Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pied_Bush_Chat

    Location: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candaba,_Pampanga

    Settings: 1/500 ƒ/5.6 ISO 160 500mm

    Notes: Framed as is, no crop & handheld

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    Female Pied Bush Chat (Saxicola caprata) by alabang, on Flickr

    The Pied Bush Chat (Saxicola caprata) is a small passerine bird found ranging from West and Central Asia to South and Southeast Asia. About sixteen subspecies are recognized through its wide range with many island forms. It is a familiar bird of countryside and open scrub or grassland where it is found perched at the top of short thorn trees or other shrubs, looking out for insect prey. They pick up insects mainly from the ground, and were, like other chats, placed in the thrush family Turdidae, but are now considered as Old World flycatchers.

    They nest in cavities in stone walls or in holes in an embankment, lining the nest with grass and animal hair. The males are black with white shoulder and vent patches whose extent varies among populations. Females are predominantly brownish while juveniles are speckled.

    Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pied_Bush_Chat

    Location: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candaba,_Pampanga

    Retina Display: http://500px.com/photo/56812698

    Settings: 1/320 ƒ/9 ISO 160 800mm
    Last edited by Pao Dolina; 01-21-2014 at 09:15 AM.

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