The Scene

This is another capture from an early morning bird walk. Getting up early, getting out with the right gear and an open mind.

The Equipment

A Nikon Z-mount mirrorless body with an 800mm lens, on a shoulder strap - handheld.

The Waiting Game

After spying this little thing - Himalayan Bulbul (Pycnonotus leucogenys) - rummaging around between these bamboo sticks, I wondered what it was up to. Bulbuls aren’t exactly the types to be getting into such piles of wood, at least not in my experience. So I continued to watch it, ready with the camera up to my eyes, getting down to it’s level. Waiting to see what’s up…

The Reward

It was collecting nesting material! Here is the evidence … it delicately pulls out a fine strand of spider web, which it shall use to build it’s nest.

Himalayan Bulbul (Pycnonotus leucogenys) - pulling on a strand of spider web for nesting.