Avian sighting - Long-tailed Parakeet in the month of February 2017

The Long-tailed Parakeet male with its long tail streamer stretches a full length of its body is a colorful bird. Tokki and gang was there to shoot it but the golden fronted leafbird  was elusive. Probably have moved on.

This is my first time shooting this beautiful bird at distance of 25-35 feet. Most of my earlier encounter was in the higher clearstorey beyond 50 ft.

 

Below is the female stretching its wing. It has a shorter tail streamer and green nape. These birds are gregarious play eat and fly together...................