The Yellow-Vented Bulbul (or YVB) makes another appearance here, but this time let’s present its younger, cuter version.

Comfortably nestled in the upper branches of a flowering santol, this YVB tyke posed gamely for nearly five minutes. This gave me the luxury of taking over 60 pictures at close range, and most of them turned out quite well with the focus crisp and clean.

Thus (for a change) I had a wide selection from which to choose the best of the lot for posting.

I ended up picking these four because I liked the combinations of light and shadow as the morning sun fell through the leaf canopy on the bird’s face.

You can tell this YVB’s a juvenile because it’s still somewhat plump and has fluffy down. Pretty soon, it will develop the sleeker and sharper outlines of an adult.

Right now, though, this little one seems to be in no hurry to leave its youthfulness behind.

Posted in: Better Earth, Photo Gallery | | November 2009