Hi All,
For the last
few weekends we have been noticing this elusive brightly colored bird flitting
about in the tops of the Umbar tree but have been unable to identify it or capture
it on camera. We have been spotting them in pairs or more in the late afternoon, flitting about and then moving on. They were easy to spot because of their
bright colors yet not so easy to capture because of their restless habits. But
finally we got lucky last weekend.
We
were able to identify it after taking the above picture. The weather was dull and
the picture is not sharp but it was enough for us to identify it.
The Small
Minivet is said to be a widespread resident in our area and prefers open wooded
areas. Has it started to visit the Native Place garden recently or is it that we have
never noticed them before. Whatever may be the case – Welcome Small Minivet.
Astrid Rao
