ML458383971

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

For the First time, this bird 🐦 has been reported from the College Tilla, MBB College campus. Initially we located one individual by hearing it's distinct call from a long distance. Gradually we approached cautiously tracking the sound, and then within 5 minutes, we saw the first Hooded Pitta. It was perched high above the ground (5 metres approximately) on the branch of a Nageshwar tree (Mesua ferrea), constantly uttering it's double noted territorial call. To our surprise, its call was responded by two other individuals, which were lurking inside the forest undergrowth , behind the MBB stadium. We were really very lucky that these, shy and secretive birds gave us ample opportunity to observe their behaviour for a while. Today's outing was immensely fruitful as we were fortunate enough to see these beautiful Pittas at the heart of Agartala city.

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS 700D

Lens

EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS II

ISO

100

Focal length

250 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/5.6

Shutter speed

1/60 sec

Dimensions

1965 pixels x 1310 pixels

Original file size

1.16 MB