weaverbird

The Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus) is a weaver found across South and

Southeast Asia. They inhabit grassland, cultivated areas, scrub and

secondary growths usually near fresh or brackish water. They are

widespread and common within their distribution area but are prone to local,

seasonal movement.[2]

 

Despite their species name, they are not found in the Philippines. Three

geographical races are recognized. The race philippinus is found through

much of mainland India. The race burmanicus is found eastwards into

Southeast Asia. A third race, travancoreensis is darker above and found in

southwest India.[3]

These are sparrow sized (15 cm) and in their non-breeding plumage, both

males and females resemble female house sparrows. They have a stout

conical bill and a short square tail. Non-breeding males and females look

alike, dark brown streaked fulvous buff above, plain (unstreaked) whitish

fulvous below, eyebrows long buffy, bill is horn coloured and no mask.

Breeding males have a bright yellow crown, dark brown mask, blackish

brown bill, upper parts are dark brown streaked with yellow, with a yellow

breast and cream buff below.[4]

Outstanding photo. I love the pose.

Great picture!!

amazing :)

Hi Zahoor,

I would have preferred the eye and head to be slightly sharper in focus, but definitely a unique pose. It caught my attention! I like the colors in the image too. Tahir.

Lovely bird and great capture. i understand the limitations while capturing such shots. Split second setup! Great work.

Nice focus. Great pose!

This is a great capture. I am amazed at the flexibility of the legs of this bird you refer to as the Baya Weaver (my first time looking at one). I believe a tighter crop would do this image an even greater justice (provided there are enough pixels to go round). The way the bird is hanging onto the leaf and the stem is what makes this image (in my opinion).

I prefer the original and I'm usually all about cropping :) There is a certain flow to the original that is lost when cropped. Just my thoughts :)