birds

hills · birds

Himalayan or Blue Whistling Thrush in Ranikhet. Himalayan Whistling Thrush or the Blue Whistling Thrush, also known as the Whistling schoolboy! The bird fans its tail out when it is about to fly, and is known as Kalchure in Nepali.

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A Large Green Barbet chick, newly fledged and sitting outside it's nest-hole in the tree trunk, awaiting instructions on how to fly, from its parents. It tried to de-tick itself and preen / clean its feathers, to pass time, Indian style!

Gujarat·wildlife · birds

Pelicans seen here near Porbander, Gujarat, India. The Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) is a member of the pelican family. It breeds from southeastern Europe to India and China in swamps and shallow lakes.

hills · birds

Himalayan Whistling Thrush or the Blue Whistling Thrush, also known as the Whistling schoolboy! The bird fans its tail out when it is about to fly, and is known as Kalchure in Nepali. The Latin name is Myiophoneus caeruleus.

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

Fresh oak leaves appear on this Quercus Oak tree in Landour, Uttarakhand, as a barbet pair enjoy a spring day. Breeding pair of Himalayan Barbets in Landour, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.

Madhya Pradesh·wildlife · birds

Indian Golden Oriole (Oriolus kundoo) in Panna National Park! The bird seems to be eating the larvae of an insect... ID Source : Birds of the Indian Subcontinent (Grimmett, Inskipp)

Madhya Pradesh·birds

Racket tailed Drongo is a medium-sized Asian bird which is distinctive in having elongated outer tail feathers with webbing restricted to the tips. They are placed along with other drongos in the family Dicruridae.

wildlife · birds

Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) is a tall bird with a large heavy yellow beak and an orange/red head. It is white in color with black markings and delicate pink on the lower back and has pink legs.

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

Paradise Flycatcher at their nest in a mango grove near Ramnagar, Uttarakhand, and also near Corbett National Park. The Terpsiphone paradisi or doodhraj / doodraj is one of the most beautiful birds to be found in India.

Uttarakhand·birds

The Asian Paradise-flycatcher, also known as the Common Paradise-flycatcher, is a medium-sized passerine bird native to Asia.

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

Male and female Paradise Flycatcher at their nest in a mango grove near Ramnagar, Uttarakhand, and also near Corbett National Park. The Terpsiphone paradisi or doodhraj / doodraj is one of the most beautiful birds to be found in India.

birds · wildlife

A Hodgson's Redstart would look similar but this is a male Black Redstart. Black Redstart in its summer breeding grounds in Ladakh, preening and cleaning its feathers, opening its mouth / gaping and stretching and apparently exercising! Thi…

wildlife · birds

Duck is the common name for a number of species in the Anatidae family of birds. The ducks are divided between several subfamilies in the Anatidae family; they do not represent a monophyletic group but a form taxon, since swans and geese ar…

Uttarakhand·wildlife · river

Birds in Corbett national park, Uttarakhand, India. Those seen in this clip include the Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) seen along the Ramganga river, above Kalagarh and across from the sheesham (Dalbergia sissoo) bhoji, a Stint or Sandpiper…

hills · forest

Lineated Barbet, Himalayan Pied Kingfisher and Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba), Corbett National Park.

birds · livestock

Cattle Egret, White-breasted Kingfisher and White-breasted Waterhen at Sariska National Park, Alwar district, Rajasthan, India. Birds in Sariska.

Rajasthan·birds · wildlife

This Brown Fish Owl is constantly mobbed by the Kotwal or Black Drongo bird! Owl sitting on a tree in Ranthambore / Ranthambhor / Ranthambhore.

wildlife · forest

Birds in sariska wildlife sanctuary. The Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary houses the ruins of medieval temples of Garh-Rajor that date back to the 10th and 11th centuries.

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A Slaty-headed Parakeet following by a hariyal or Common Green Pigeon. The Yellow-footed Green Pigeon (Treron phoenicoptera) also known as Yellow-legged Green Pigeon is a common species of Green Pigeon found in South Asia.

wildlife · birds

Water birds on the Ramganga - Egrets and cormorants, shag, grebe and other resident water birds.

Uttarakhand·birds

Lineated Barbet is an Asian barbet. Here seen in Corbett Park on a Ficus tree. Barbets and toucans are a group of near passerine birds with a worldwide tropical distribution.

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

Lineated Barbet on a Ficus fruit tree in Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand. This is different from the Large Green Barbet as it is found in the Himalayan lower foothills, in the company of the Blue-throated Barbet while at higher altitudes…

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

Himalayan Barbet nest hole below deodar / Dev dar hotel in Landour, Mussoorie. This nest hole, above Cosy Nook, has since been taken over by the Himalayan Rock Bee. Himalayan barbet or Great Hill Barbet has a green tail and yellow beak.