"My wish is to stay always like this, living quietly in a corner of nature."-Claude Monet
Its majestic crest and poise lends it, its local name "Yuvraj" meaning Prince.
The semi arid farmlands of Saswad near Pune become a bird photographers delight during the monsoons since the bajra pods (millets) attract a host of birds to feast on the grain.
Crested bunting
(Melophus lathami)
Sony A77II
Tamron 150-600
f/6.3, 1/800s, ISO400, 600mm
Saswad, Pune (India)
October 2019