Bird Cocking his Head (Tickell's Blue Flycatcher)

A few nice wild birds images I found:

Bird Cocking his Head (Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher)


Image by AntoGros
LOOKED AS IF HE WAS SAYING "I HAVE SEEN YOU CREEPING UP TO ME"

Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher

The Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis Tickelliae) is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family. This is an insectivorous species which breeds in tropical Asia, from the Indian Subcontinent eastwards to Southeast Asia. Its range stretches across all the countries from India to Indonesia. They are blue on the upperparts and the throat and breast are rufous. They are found in dense scrub to forest habitats.

The Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher is about 11–12 cm long. It sits upright and often forages in the undergrowth. The male has the upperparts dark blue and the throat breast and flanks are orange fading into the buffy white belly. The female is duller blue with a brighter blue brow, shoulder, rump and tail.

The metallic song of the bird includes a series of clicks followed by five or six notes that end abruptly. The metallic song consists of short clicks followed by five or six notes resembling that of the White-browed Fantail-flycatcher. Alarm calls include churr and clicking notes.

They feed mainly by capturing insects in flight but their prey include other insects such as termites and earwigs that may be gleaned or picked from the ground.

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