My shots of the Indian Pitta

[Nishit Dave]

Clicked at Hingolgadh Bird Sanctuary near Rajkot, Gujarat a month back.

Pitta watching
Indian Pitta
by Nishit Dave, on Flickr

Pitta calling
Indian Pitta, giving out a mating or territorial call.
by Nishit Dave, on Flickr

Full size photos with EXIF info are available on my Flickr timeline. Thanks for looking!

[Abhijit Rao]

nice photos. the call one is very interesting. Pitta is such an amazing bird. So colourful

[Nishit Dave]

nice photos. the call one is very interesting. Pitta is such an amazing bird. So colourful

Thanks Abhijit. The birds arrive in Hingolgadh in late May / June for breeding, and leave after August once the chicks fledge, to spend the rest of the year in other parts of India. They can be found easily during the courtship period due to their distinctive calls.

This particular visit was right after the cyclone Biparjoy, which meant that it was very windy. Getting good photos with the birds on thinner branches was a bit difficult as the wind made branches sway and the movement would make focus jump to the background or foreground.

[hvyas]

Both are superb captures !

[Nishit Dave]

Both are superb captures !

Thank you Mr. Vyas!