Gujarati Name : શમા શ્યામા
Scientific Name : Copsychus malabaricus
Red Data Status : Least Concern
Bird Category : Chats, Thrushes, Wheatears
Synonyms : Shama, Shama Thrush, Common Shama, Common Shama Thrush, White-Rumped Shama Thrush, Andaman Shama (albiventris), Ceylon Shama (ceylonensis)
Photographer : Anand Patel
Location : Vansda National Park , Navsari
Date : 09 ,Apr 2016
Remark : Sometimes we cudn't find good shots during whole birding session,same occurred during my trip at Vansda National Park. My old frnd n room mate Dr.Pankaj had decided to go at VNP for birding on 9/5/16 and he told me to come with him but i wanna go for night photography with my other frnd ,even i hv to manage to go 20km away from my house at national highway in early morning so i said him to no but he told me to come pick up me near my home.after long discussion i was with him for VNP. Pankaj n his family started their journey from Ankleshawar around at 5.30am n they came around at 6.30am near my home.we reached at VNP around at 9.15am.we entered n searched birds but our bad luck was on so we didn't sighted any birds till noon,its very disappointing for us coz happened 1st time with me. we had seen many birds like Blue-naped Monarch, Oriental White-eye, Indian Grey Hornbill, Whit-bellied Woodpecker, Greater Goldenback Woodpecker etc but cant take any single good shot. we had changed many locations for sighting.around 3.30pm we sit at open water tank made on ground for animal n thought birds will came but we also failed there.we both decided to move,while we reach at Pankaj's Thar,Viralbhabhi n kids were enjoying to frame White-rumped Shama,she also came to call us n luckily we went there.we both had clicked more than 100 clicks of White-rumped Shama as it was juvenile and very close to us. when we moved ahead for other bird,after driving of 500mtr,we met Birding group from Jamnagar they are Hardik Pala, Urmil Jhaveri, Kirit Bhanshali etc. i think they were also clicking White-rumped Shama but cudnt got good shot n i asked him for White-rumped Shama (Juvenile) n i think they all clicked with good shot.
