Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus)

Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus), originally uploaded by retheesh k r.

When I approached a flock of these fast birds in an isolated bush, they started fleeing into a nearby wooded area in small groups. I selected "AI Servo" focusing and "Continuous shot" in my Canon EOS 400D. Hand holding my camera, I pre-focused my 300mm lens at the bush and tried to follow and contain the emerging birds within the view finder before they disappear in the woods some 10m away. I would say this picture, of below average quality, is the result of perseverance and sheer luck rather than anything else. At the end of my shooting frenzy, I found this picture among around 30 frames of empty sky.

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