birds

Uttar Pradesh·wildlife · birds

Birds of Panna National Park along the Ken River: Sarus Crane at Rajgarh below Maniagarh, River Plover or Curlew, White Wagtails, Small Cormorant and a group of Openbill Storks, The Ken River is a tributary of the Yamuna is one the major ri…

birds · wildlife

See a Bay-backed Shrike (lahtora or Butcher bird), a Bush Lark, Tree Pie (Dendrocitta vagabunda), a Purple Sunbird, a White-breasted Kingfisher (kili kili), Blossom-headed Parakeet or Plum-headed Parakeet (tota), Yellow-legged Green Pigeon…

Madhya Pradesh·birds

Crested Hawk Eagle in silhouette as dusk draws near, at Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India. It shakes it's feathers and a loose feather flies away...

Madhya Pradesh·birds · wildlife

Tree Pie in Bandhavgarh, Madhya Pradesh, India. Red-vented Bulbul calling in the background audio... The Indian tree pie bird is a subspecies of the Rufous Treepie bird (Dendrocitta vagabunda), a member of the crow family.

Madhya Pradesh·wildlife · birds

Leopard agonizing atop a Sterculia tree in Panna National Park! It cannot come down as another leopard lies in wait for him below...

wildlife · birds

Leopard Sitting on the branch of a tree, at the edge of the Hinauta plateau, looking down into the valley below... The leopard has been treed by another (more dominant) leopard that is sitting in wait below...

Madhya Pradesh·wildlife · birds

Leopards fighting on a (Sterculia?) tree at Panna National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India. This video footage was shot by Shyamendra Singh and Howard Buffett of the United States (he of the Buffett family fame).

Madhya Pradesh·birds · river

Pied Kingfishers along the Ken River in Panna. A trio of kili kili or Kingfishers play musical chairs on the rocks along the Ken River in Khajuraho and Panna districts of Madhya Pradesh, India.

Madhya Pradesh·birds · river

Large Grey Heron in Panna, at the base of Raneh Falls on the Ken River. The waters of the Ken are muddy as this is the peak of the monsoon season, and a lot of forest mud is being brought down by the fierce Ken River.

Madhya Pradesh·birds

Magpie Robin chicks in their nest, Ken River Lodge, Panna National Park, Madhya Pradesh. The male comes in to feed the chicks and sits at the entrance of the nest-hole, having done so.

Madhya Pradesh·birds · wildlife

Close-up of a Stork-Billed Kingfisher immature bird or chick (Pelargopsis capensis) on the Ken River, Panna National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India. This is a very large kingfisher, 35 cm in length.

Madhya Pradesh·birds

White-browed Blue Flycatcher at Ken River Lodge (below the tree house), Panna National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Madhya Pradesh·birds

Orange breasted Blue or Tickell's Flycatcher in a bamboo thicket at Bandhavgarh in Madhya Pradesh, India. Tickell's Flycatcher is an insectivorous species. The Tickell's Blue Flycatcher is about 11--12 cm long.

Madhya Pradesh·birds

Stork-Billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis) on the Ken River, Panna National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India. This is a very large kingfisher, 35 cm in length. The adult has a green back, blue wings and tail, and grey head.

birds · wildlife

Red-vented Bulbul and another unidentified species. Can anyone help identify this one? Is it a sparrow of sorts or an immature bird of some common species? Do advise! The Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) is a member of the bulbul family…

Madhya Pradesh·wildlife · birds

The Indian treepie bird is a subspecies of the Rufous Treepie bird (Dendrocitta vagabunda), a member of the crow family. It is identified by its long tail and its extremely noisy call.

Madhya Pradesh·wildlife · birds

Bird in Bandhavgarh. Bay-backed Shrike or Lathora. The curved beak of the Shrike helps it catch insect prey and store the same for consumption later. Oftentimes a shrike will impale a dead insect on a thorn and store it for use later on...

birds

The White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) or Kili Kili also known as the White-breasted Kingfisher or Smyrna Kingfisher, is a tree kingfisher. This is a large kingfisher, 28 cm in length.

forest · wildlife

While a Gharial swims by the background at the beginning of the clip, this is a fresh-water crocodile that you see in the Chambal river system! National Chambal Sanctuary was founded in 1979.

festival · wildlife

See guineafowl, rabbits, budgerigars, parakeets fighting in cage, a raptor with its eyes tied together with string, or stitched together.

festival · wildlife

Birds in Sonepur Mela. This mela is the biggest cattle fair in India. The Sonepur Fair is the only one where such a large number of birds are sold. A wide variety of animals and dogs are also brought to the fair for sale.

birds · wildlife

The Brown-headed Barbet or Large Green Barbet is an Asian barbet. Barbets and toucans are a group of near passerine birds with a worldwide tropical distribution.

birds

White-breasted Kingfisher or the Common Kingfisher is 17 cm in length and weighs around 30- 34 g. The underparts are bright orange in colour with the white bib. The wings are bluish green and the tail is bright blue in colour.