Half a blue bird...

... is better than done. But in this case it's a bird that's half blue plus his 'mate' who's mostly brown. Native to northern forests, the Siberian blue robin is a perky little passerine that spends the winter in the dense undergrowth of tropical Asia. A couple, who were not necessarily conjugated but just happened to meet and hook up, were frolicking in the shrubbery by a sheltered cove one evening, taking turns with a bevy of babblers to bathe in a leafy pool of cool water. Earlier, a pair of olive-winged bulbuls had bounced in for a quick dip, as the clouds loomed and unleashed a brief shower of exasperation. It was not enough, however, to dampen the robins' spirits, for they led us on a merry round of soft 'tuks' before settling down to soak their breasts and duck their heads in for a final splash of lucidity before the still and cyan hours.

Comments

[alvin]

nice shot! how many birders did u club with yr tripod to get this? :-)

[budak]

none la.. they all at botanics trying eating pita bread...