Planet of colorful feathers

Since I was born and spent first 20 years of my life in a countryside, I'm privileged to observe the diverse movements, behavior, struggle and joy of my ever sol-mate neighbors, i.e. the colorful feathers-- birds. When I started focusing my lens on nature close-ups, immediately, I thought of birds as one of  my favorite moving subjects. Since then, I visited many lesser known localities, bird sanctuaries in my country to see their life. But, my starting point was my native place obviously.  Here are some glimpses from my native place- Gurap, a small village with enough greenery and habitats for the winged species.

Oriental-Magpie Robin

White-Breasted Water-hen

Brown Shrike (left). House Sparrow (right)

Purple Sunbird (female)