A Himalayan bulbul with its forward-curling crest, white cheek and yellow vent perched in an almond tree in pink blossom at Badamwari in Srinagar in March, the old fort walls of Hari Parbat soft behind, soft side light from the left in the late afternoon, 400mm telephoto, a palette of almond pink, bulbul brown and sulphur yellow Ver m谩s