Black-lored Tit (Parus xanthogenys)

[tecomella]

This bird is endemic to the Indian Subcontinent.It was photographed in Mount Abu, a small hill-station in Rajasthan, India. June 2007
Like typical tits, the bird is very active and never keeps still. I had removed the Teleconverter to get the bird sharp in the dismal lighting conditions.
Thanks in advance

Nikon D50
Nikkor 300mm f/4
handheld at ISO 400, f/4, 1/400 sec

Regards
Gaurav Bhatnagar

[Pete Woods]

Nice image, could have done with more DOF so as the tail feathers are in focus.
The composition is good and colours seem just right.

well done :)

[joel quenneville]

Wow! A sharp image of a beautiful bird. The branch above the head is somewhat distracting but this is a pleasing image nontheless.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I'm pretty sure I haven't seen an image of this species before, thanks for sharing! It is a bit tight in the frame for my taste and I wish for a bit wider DOF, maybe f/6.3 or so would have worked better.

[tecomella]

Thanks a lot Axel. Yes I have already started to experiment with higher apertures now.
Thanks and regards
Gaurav