"May your time in nature lead you to yourself."-Shikoba
Flycatchers are birds that feed exclusively on insects, which they catch during short sallies.
The Black-naped monarch is an azure-blue passerine bird in the family of monarch flycathers. They inhabit forests or woodlands and their native range extends from India across South East Asia up to the Philippines.
The male "Monarch" takes his name rather seriously wearing a black nape patch on his head and a thin black gorget (band that adorns its throat). The female is content without the adornments of the nape and gorget.
Black-naped monarch (m)
Black-naped blue flycatcher
(Hypothymis azurea)
Sony A77II
Tamron 150-600
f/5.6, 1/800s, ISO 1250, 330mm
Sinhagad Valley, Pune (India)
Feb 2020