Ashy Prinia is one of the beautiful
Prinia. It has beautiful ashy head. We went to our routine place of birding in
Dharpur, Patan. At this time of season, we get to see lot of Black-headed
Bunting in that area. We saw few Black-headed Bunting along with this beauty.
It was maintaining the balance on leaf of mallet plant. When we go farther, we
saw juvenile of Ashy Prinia. It looks cuter than adult. I think, by visit same place
again and again you got more surprises.
It is a common bird in urban
gardens and farmland in many parts of India and its small size, distinctive
colours and upright tail make it easy to identify. In breeding plumage, adults
of the northern population are ash grey above, with a black crown and cheek
with no supercilium and rufescent wings. In non-breeding season, this
population has a short and narrow white supercilium and the tail is longer.
7th September 2016
Dharpur, Patan, Gujarat, India
Nikon D500
AF-S Nikkor 200 – 500 mm F/5.6
