Avian Sighting - Banded Pitta (female)

This is a lifer in the sense the female BP though I already got the male. The female Banded Pitta  has a  lighter barred breast from the Male.  My take of the  male Banded Pitta (  can be seen in my earlier post https://mikebirder.blogspot.my/2013/08/pitta-57-banded-pitta.html ) that was a few years back at Krau side which is  further in from Deerland Bukit Rengit.


























This time round there is no need to hunt for the bird. It is a juvenile which just popped out  of nowhere at the spot of the MRB in the month of August 2016 from a successful breeding in June or so. It has now being a star bird here in Lanchang. I waited until its feathers are more mature before deciding to go and shoot this beautiful bird. Hope there will be more surprises popping out here in Lanchang. Who knows a Giant Pitta .................

All shots taken with Fuji X-T2 and the XF100-400mm lens. ISO on auto maxing @3200 for most of the shots in low light. Distance of shooting upto to 30 -70 ft. Shutter speed was as low as 1/15 because of the low light condition. The pitta remains static many a time for a moment for me to shoot at low speed. The mirrorless shutter also helps in the sharpness of the photo captured.