I brought Rahul an expatriate to Awana to show him my hunt. He was shooting with OMD-1 and Bigma. I envy the lightness of his setup of less than 2.5 kg. It was facing much focusing hunting in the early morning session but later the lights got better I think he manage some good shots. The Sigma 50-500mm x 2 crop give him a range of 1000mm!. Glad he managed to chalk up a few lifers.
The month of May brought much bird life and waves of birds were encountered at every turn of the trail. A Large Scimitar Babbler was sighted as well as a White-hooded Babbler but alas no picture. Hope Rahul was not disappointed.The Red headed Trogon was calling high above but no sighting though.
One surprising rufous Flycatcher (which I id as a female Hill-Blue rather than Rufous-chested) was sighted amongst the common birds It cannot be the ferruginous as the latter is a migrant. We also encountered a first sighting of a Banded Bay Cuckoo here in the hill land.
The Lesser Yellownaped Woodie and Black Laughingthrush are some rarity to see today.
You managed a very good haul on this trip. Good photos as well.
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