A Crested Myna's Body English in Mid-air

This bird was on a flight path heading straight to my position along the bank of Bued River. Then  it saw me pointing a big, white metal tube in its direction. Thinking perhaps that I was a threat, the bird quickly tried to change course, and I caught it in the  middle of an interesting-looking body twist.

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Crested Myna (Acridotheres cristatellus, resident)

Habitat: Open country and agricultural land. 

Shooting Info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, March 8, 2017, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II,
400 mm, f/5.0, 1/2000 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, major crop resized to 800 x 533. 

 

 

 

 

 

High-res 1500 x 1000 version