The Bulbul chicks are gone. Blown away by the fierce storm last night. The empty nest remained in the tree though....

SoFoBoMo Day-8
May 1st 2008
Ujwala Prabhu - Artist.

We started out with a nice cup of tea on the large balcony facing Baridhara Lake.... the sun was setting and I'd hoped for some nice sky colors. It never happened! The sky went from a pale yellow/pink to dark gray in just 15 minutes.  We moved to her studio and it was fascinating to watch Ujwala setup her easel, place a sheet of paper, and before I knew it there was a beautiful painting taking shape with her bold quick and experienced brush strokes...
A few images posted to  the Log.

I had, on previous occasion, photographed some of her work but never actually witnessed Ujwala at work. I need to go in once more to take-in and try capture a some of the atmosphere of her at work and the «feel» of her studio.....

Red-Vented Bulbul [Pycnonotus cafer bengalensis]. The pair perch on this branch and one keeps watch while the other feeds the chicks in the nest below. They are quick, and will fly off as soon as they think there is any danger. They keep a look out for me on the balcony, and will go perch elsewhere if I am too obvious. Today I setup the camera on a tripod, pre-focused the 300mm lens on the branch stump, and attached a remote wireless shutter release. All I had to do was hit the release button when he [she?] came and perched on the way to the nest. Gotcha!