birds

wildlife · birds

Bats on tall trees and barbets calling in the distance, Spoonbill birds nesting in heronries, painted Storks by the hundreds, Openbill Storks and more, as the birding boat skirts the waterways of South India's water-bird sanctuary at Rangan…

birds · flowers

A Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) sits on the top of a mango tree, amid mango flower. Meanwhile, a pair of Rose-ringed Parakeets see pre-mating season action.

birds · wildlife

Pycnonotus cafer or the Red-vented Bulbul is a common Indian city and shrub-land bird that has adapted to life in the fast lane of urban India.

birds · wildlife

In spring, hordes of Rosy Pastors or Starling descend upon Delhi and other northern stops, on their way back up north, to their breeding grounds, after wintering across the plains of India.

wildlife · birds

Such is the Lapwing's breeding biology that it chooses the peak of summer to lay its eggs and that too, out in the open, in the blazing Indian summer sun where it often gets to 50 degrees Celcius or more, in the open sun.

birds · wildlife

A Pelican chick walks up to a villager with such confidence that you can immediately tell the comfort level that both the birds and the villagers here have with each others' presence in their lives! The three school girls passing by don't b…

Uttarakhand·birds

The collared pygmy owlet is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

birds · wildlife

The jungle babbler is a member of the family Leiothrichidae found in the Indian subcontinent.

Uttarakhand·birds

Sunlight filtering through the forest in Corbett with a perched Lineated Barbet . The lineated barbet is a large barbet found in the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent, along the southern foothills of the Himalayas and also in parts…

wildlife · crafts

The Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus) is a weaverbird found across the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

birds · forest

A few Common Myna birds join in, but for the most part these are Jungle and House Crows having a field day, literally! They are enjoying their summer-time bath in a park in Karnataka, India.

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Treat for birdwatchers - a Koel (a species of cuckoo) captured singing in its natural habitat, during the monsoon months.

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The Common Myna is brown with a black head. It has a yellow bill, legs and bare eye skin. In flight it shows large white wing patches. The Common Myna is a member of the starling family and is also known as the Indian Myna.

wildlife · birds

The Asian koel is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes. It is found in the Indian Subcontinent, China, and Southeast Asia.

wildlife · birds

The Indian cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscicollis) found mainly along the inland waters of the Indian Subcontinent. They make short dives to capture fish. A group will often fish communally, forming a broad front to drive fish into a corner.

birds · forest

A Jungle babbler preening itself and clean its feather to maintain hygiene. The Jungle Babbler (Turdoides striata) is an Old World babbler found in the Indian Subcontinent.

Karnataka·wildlife · birds

A short tour of the Ranganathittu bird sanctuary in Bengaluru city in the south Indian state of Karnataka.

wildlife · birds

Purple Moorhen or Porphyrio porphyrio is a very shy bird and hides itself among the cat-tail reeds at the slightest disturbance. Pairs are often seen and sometimes a party of them can be seen foraging at close fields adjoining the swamps.

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Common Indian Mynba birds have a warm summer-time bath, splashing their feathers in an overflow pond in a garden. The Common Myna is brown with a black head. It has a yellow bill, legs and bare eye skin.

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This Indian Moorhen or Jal murghi nested in our pond in New Delhi after we created the right conditions for them to come and visit us.

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The Collared Owlet is diurnal and crepuscular. They are usually seen perched on a sparsely foliaged branch in a tall forest tree. They commonly fly about, and even hunt and call during the day, despite mobbing by smaller daytime birds.

wildlife · birds

Wire tailed Swallow feeds its chicks, when the parent bird arrives the three chicks opens their mouth to receive the the food. The parent bird flies down to its nest and feeds its chicks.

Uttarakhand·birds

Amazing slow motion video of collared pygmy owlet. This tiny little Collared Owlet have rounded head and no ear-tufts. In the Himalayas, breeding season is from March to June but is usually in April and May.