Pair ... 2 (Gracupica contra)

After a rare-pair at
balcony ... here's a

A pair in the wild ...

Unlike Shikra pair ...
... these are seen
very often in pairs
and small to medium
groups specially when
they arrive for
a communal roost ...

... but very difficult
to compose a good
pair shot ... as they
frequently strike fairly
funny poses ... that may
easily qualify for
Sat.-Fun ... but will
fall below par ... as
standard weekly posts ...

The species has also
witnessed some
Taxonomic dislocations
in the past ...

Watch one of them feeding
on Salvadore
bloom and berries
( Salvadora persica )
in a small video-clip ...
Link :
http://www.birdforum.tv/members/action/viewvideo/7008/Asian_Pied_Starling/

This pair was captured
at Sunset at KNP ...
... horizon with a slightly
bright speck seen in
the eye of the one
on right ...
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Asian Pied Starling
( Gracupica contra
... nominate sub species :
contra )

Keoladeo National Park
Bharatpur
Rajasthan
India
15.12.2014