Crimson-breasted Woodpecker (male) One of the very few woodpeckers that i got during my Eastern Himalayan Trip. Not a Lifer , as i have seen it in Dec-2008 during my first trip to Lava. We thought it to be a Darjeeling woodpecker, so we were very excited, but it turned out to be a crimson breasted and we were overjoyed. This individual was however spotted during a casual afternoon stroll along the lower Lava-Rishyap road- just a few hundred metres away from the din and bustle of the town. I was photographing a pair of whiskered yuhinas on a leafless roadside tree, when he arrived all of a sudden and started pecking on the lichen-covered branch in search of insects and grubs- almost oblivious of my presence. I sat down on a large rock and took shots to my hearts content. Location: Lava outskirts. Darjeeling dist. West Bengal. Canon 60D Sigma 150-500mm. May-2014 Plz view full-screen.
Posted on: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 16:34:22 +0000
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