Lots of light but not many subjects

This year, most of migrants who come here for winter are either hard to find or not there at all, but sightings of passing migrants fortunately has not been that bad. While I was shooting butterflies in previous post, had come across a group of energetic Minivets. Some 6-8 of them I think and many of them Juvs probably. There were there for some 10-15 minutes.

Highlight of this November I think was not presence of any species or any shots taken rather it was absence of them, specially insects - as it was this month that got me interested in insects in first place. This year however I noticed almost nothing. towards the last days of the month, not having taken any insect shot appeared too odd to me and I thought I must find something even if as a token. Found this nice looking moth and a grasshopper. Nothing much about grasshopper except that I find its eyes interesting - looks like watermelon design.

Back to migrating birds, I am seeing one off examples for last two three years where I see an isolated individual for a day or so (passing migrant) and next year see it spending lager part of the season here. This year I think spotted thrush was the first such example. Now, a second thrush species has joined. Had seen a single individual of Orange headed thrush stopping over for one morning some two/three years back. and now, one individual is here to spend full or part of winter. I am quite surprised to see that its not much shy.

One thing however that is both puzzling and frustrating is that it somehow evades giving sharp shot. After blaming my photo taking skills, low light, its tendency to keep moving etc etc, now I am starting to suspect something to do with nature of its feathers. I intend to catch it in those sunlit spots few times to see if its really me or its feathers that comes in way of a crisp shot. Absence of other attractions may give me enough time to spend on this individual too.

if light situation in above doesnt look too bad, here is the context why I complain of low light. in above shots. I underexposed the thrush in all shots in shade at ISO 1600, f5.6, 1/160s whereas I somewhat overexposed this Ashy prinia shot standing at same spot at ISO 400, f8, 1/640s.

So, light is at its best right now. I hope to get some birds too while the light lasts as fog may start setting in anytime now.