birds

wildlife · birds

Sharp and considered the apex hunter among urban birds, Shikras are small but can be quite the predator. But this one here over-run with a colony of ants and flies feeding on it has been unlucky.

wildlife · birds

The Lapwing when it lays eggs in 55 degrees Celcius heat and must sit on them to cool them and humidify them, instead of warming them like birds. Once hatched, the mother regurgitates up food to feed the new-born chick.

birds · wildlife

In the spring the Wilderness Orchard is full of the semi urban and urban birds who have adapted to a bit of human presence around them. A female Coppersmith Barbet dissipating heat with its beak open and panting.

wildlife · birds

Time and chance are vital to see rare moments and actions in the wild. This pair of Rufous Treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda) are filmed at the Wilderness Orchard amid the green backdrop.

birds · wildlife

That big brown hole in the tree trunk seems to be an ayurvedic pharmacy for this katphora couple! Anting with tree sap - rare behaviour. Golden-backed Woodpeckers anting with amla tree sap! First time ever documented, it seems...

birds · wildlife

The White-throated or White-breasted Kingfisher is a common kingfisher with a blue back and a white patch extending from the neck through the breast. This may differ with location of the bird's population.

wildlife · birds

Tailor birds are small birds belonging to the genus Orthotomus often placed in the Old World warbler family Sylviidae.

birds · flowers

Shades of green and a distinct reddish-black necklace, a male Rose-ringed Parakeet camouflaged between leaves of Common Sunflower in a kitchen garden in Delhi. The parakeet is filmed up close having a feast of sunflower seeds.

wildlife · forest

Delhi is home to a number of small birds that have adapted to living in open forests and human residential areas. The Oriental Magpie-=Robin is also one of the birds that are found in the open forests and grasslands in Delhi.

wildlife · birds

This songbird is ready for courtship and mating in the late spring at our Wilderness Orchard in Delhi. The Oriental Magpie-Robin sits on exposed tree stumps, branches and waits for his opportunity to make calls to the female.

birds · wildlife

Adrenaline rushes with this sighting of a White-throated Kingfisher with a live female Purple Sunbird between its beak. The Kingfisher twists its neck and hit the head of the bee eater on the branch to decapitate it.

birds · wildlife

The handsome Red-whiskered Bulbul or Crested Bulbul sits on a branch preening itself. These birds are common in Indian gardens. They re songbirds and are sold as cagebirds too.

birds · wildlife

A Coppersmith or Crimson-breasted Barbet sits on a barren dead tree and calls. Notice the bird does not open its beak but the throat can be seen moving. The bird has a distinct call which is timed and known as a metronome like call.

birds · lake

The sweltering North Indian summer heat and this Pond Heron drops by the swimming pool at a farmhouse in Delhi feeling like its Ibiza. Beak wide open the bird is feeling the heat and using its natural cooler.

wildlife · birds

This dainty little bird with a black band around its neck preys on honey bees and insects. With green and aquamarine feathers and the black line around its eyes it is quite a bird.

monsoon · birds

Dubbed by some as the 'Rain Catcher' the Pied Cuckoo Pied Crested Cuckoo or Jacobin Cuckoo is migratory in India and is spotted during the initiation of monsoons.

wildlife · birds

An ambiance of busy bird calls in the breeding season at Wilderness Orchard, New Delhi. A pair of Oriental White eye can be spotted bear a water hole. These birds are common in urban areas and open shrublands.

birds · flowers

Mating calls going back and forth and its peak spring for these Purple Sunbirds at our Wilderness Orchard in Delhi. The females are duller as compared to the male bird.

wildlife · birds

A fairly common water bird with long legs and white underside. This adult has been filmed at a farmhouse in New Delhi. Treading in expertise as it moves among grass and aquatic plants before coming out for a stretch.

birds · farmland

A kingfisher that dwells on trees and are common near water bodies and even dry agricultural fields, a pair of White-throated Kingfisher are filmed perching on dry tree stumps at our Wilderness Orchard.

wildlife · birds

Sun rays streaming in between trees and leaves, dried leaves carpeting the forest floor as a panting Female Asian Koel quenches its thirst and cools down its body at the same time.

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Monsoons approaching, gray skies and barren trees and a trio of Wire-tailed swallow roosts on it. The birds are small and common in India. The long pair of feathers from the tail of the male is distinct while the female ha a shorter tail.

birds · flowers

A female Rose-ringed Parakeet skillfully walks on the shaky stalks of the common sunflower. The green leaves provides the parakeet with ample camouflage.