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Lovely audio of a group of vocalizing Grey Francolin or safed teetar at Sariska National Park, Rajasthan, India.

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These homes in India have metal bars and grills to protect the houses inside from unwanted visitors as well as from macaques who raid their fridges and homes.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

Jim Corbett illustration from 1987, as presented by Satyapal Verma of 34 N block, Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan. Bird books by Hume and Marshall.

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The female is more drab than the male in the case of most birds, unlike in human beings! The Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush is one such example where the female is a drab brown with speckles whereas the male a flamboyant blue and rufous.

birds · wildlife

A Changeable Hawk-eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus) sits on a branch looking out for prey at a wildlife sanctuary in Southern India. They are birds of prey breeding abundantly in the Indian sub-continent.

birds · forest

The Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl, also known as the Forest Eagle-Owl is the quintessential wise owl, with a small face, long ear tufts and beady eyes that can see in virtual darkness.

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A family of Ashy-crowned Sparrow-larks ( Eremopterix griseus) among the rocks - birds with their fledgelings. The adult male and female are also seen with the chicks. The babies look hungry.

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A male and female Plum-headed Parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala) forage on shaky shrubs inside a national park in Southern India. These parakeets are ornamental birds with bright colouring.

lake · wildlife

A duo pf Painted storks (Mycteria leucocephala) foraging for food in a wetland in India. They are a near-threatened species of bird as per the IUCN Red List.

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A Common Egret also known as the Great Egret (Ardea alba) struts near a water hole looking for food. Nearby a Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus) probed the wet mud for food.

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Brown Fish Owl (Ketupa zeylonensis) is a bird of prey feeding on aquatic prey like fishes and crabs and even snakes. They are nocturnal in nature but are seen active during the daytime in some cases.

Himachal Pradesh·hills · wildlife

A house stands in solitary in the dry barren valley of Spiti in Himachal Pradesh. A holding pen for domesticated yaks is seen a little away from the house. Robin Accentors are seen around the premises of the house.

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A female Purple Sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus) grooms itself on a small branch of a tree. Sunbirds depend mostly on nectar as their diet though they also hunt insects.

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Knee deep in water (well, if it had knees), a long-legged Common Egret also known as Great Egret (Ardea alba) stands inside a water body. The winds seem to bring the small waves towards the bird.

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A juvenile Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus) roots on the stump of a dead tree near a large water body. It ruffles its feather. It is different from the adults with snow-white head. It is a bird of prey found inland and near water bodies.

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A white-breasted kingfisher also known as a white-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) is a common bird in South Asia and adjoining areas.

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A pair of yellow-footed pigeon (treron phoenicopterus) is joined by another on the upturned roots of a tree. A little farther away a flock of the pigeons is foraging for food in the mud.

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A small egret of the ardeidae family, the Little Egret is a white aquatic bird with a black, slender beak. The Little Egret feeds on land and in shallow water bodies and feeds on small beings.

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A female Bluebull antelope sits and chews its cud in lush monsoon grass in Rajasthan, hosting a bevy of flies on its snout and a friendly Myna that sits around and looks for insect prey.

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Black drongo(Dicrurus macrocercus), a songbird relaxing in its nest looking here and there listening to the various bird calls.

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Leopards adapt easily to different habitats. In these dry, arid grassland in Rajasthan, they co-exist with a number of birds and other mammals. A leopard (Panthera pardus)goes in for a drink at a water hole.

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Demoiselle cranes (Anthropoides virgo) in thousands are roosting on the arid plains of Rajasthan near a water hole. Thousands take flight while some are near the water body along with goats. They migrate to India in the winter.

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How cumbersome it must be for the male Peafowl to carry its ungainly trail of tail feathers around with him, jumping up walls, flying into trees to roost and so much more! What if someone steps on his tail feathers as he walks...? Indian pe…