Katerniaghat 17.05.2008 -11:45 PM –
This was my first solo visit to Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary. I had gone to attend the First Meeting of the Katerniaghat Foundations and was suppose to wait at the Kakraha Forest Guest House (FGH) for the other to come. As the waiting was turned to be long I decided to go inside the forest next to the FGH . It had recently rained and the forest bed was full of damp leaves, the result was that that no sound of the crumpling of the leaves and my movement was some what soundless. As I moved inside the forest I heard a beautiful song of a bird . It was singing loudly in various tunes. Mesmerised , I followed the song and saw a White Rumped Shama singing. Though the Shama had seen me it did not make any effort to fly away and just hopped from one branch to the other , giving me ample time to catch it in my camera. My encounter with the Shama lasted for around 15 minutes.
White Rumped Shama – Copsychus malabaricus
Size – Bulbul with a relatively longer tail.
Field Character – An unmistakable cousin of the Magpie-Robin with chestnut underparts instead of white. A conspicuous white patch on above the root of he black and white tail which is visible on flight.
Distribution – Throughout India
Habitat – Affect forest clad foothills , shady broadleaved undergrowth.
Food – Chiefly insects
This was my first solo visit to Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary. I had gone to attend the First Meeting of the Katerniaghat Foundations and was suppose to wait at the Kakraha Forest Guest House (FGH) for the other to come. As the waiting was turned to be long I decided to go inside the forest next to the FGH . It had recently rained and the forest bed was full of damp leaves, the result was that that no sound of the crumpling of the leaves and my movement was some what soundless. As I moved inside the forest I heard a beautiful song of a bird . It was singing loudly in various tunes. Mesmerised , I followed the song and saw a White Rumped Shama singing. Though the Shama had seen me it did not make any effort to fly away and just hopped from one branch to the other , giving me ample time to catch it in my camera. My encounter with the Shama lasted for around 15 minutes.
White Rumped Shama – Copsychus malabaricus
Size – Bulbul with a relatively longer tail.
Field Character – An unmistakable cousin of the Magpie-Robin with chestnut underparts instead of white. A conspicuous white patch on above the root of he black and white tail which is visible on flight.
Distribution – Throughout India
Habitat – Affect forest clad foothills , shady broadleaved undergrowth.
Food – Chiefly insects
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Thank god you come back i thuoght you lost in the city jungle
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