birds

Rajasthan·wildlife · birds

A large congregation of Demoiselle cranes (Anthropoides virgo), locally known as Kurja or Koonj, gathers in and around a shallow body of water at Khichan in Rajasthan.

Rajasthan·wildlife · birds

A large gathering of Demoiselle cranes (Anthropoides virgo) is seen feeding at Chugha Ghar in Khichan village, Rajasthan.

birds · wildlife

A Coppersmith Barbet (Psilopogon haemacephalus) at the entrance of a nest cavity excavated in wood. The bird holds a beakful of chewed wood pulp and debris before removing it from the hollow.

birds · farmland

A Red-vented Bulbul makes its nest in the protected urban forest of the Wilderness Orchard in Delhi Red-vented Bulbul incubates eggs on its nest at the Wilderness Orchard in Delhi

wildlife · flowers

A female Oriental Pied Hornbill adopts a Grey Hornbill nest and chicks as her own in New Delhi city's Lodhi Gardens, and foster feeds them on a unilateral basis, in addition to the Grey Hornbill pair feeding their own chicks.

Rajasthan·wildlife · birds

A large flock of Demoiselle cranes (Anthropoides virgo), locally known as Kurja, gathers around a water body in Khichan, Phalodi district, Rajasthan.

Rajasthan·wildlife · birds

A large flock of wild Demoiselle cranes (Anthropoides virgo), locally known as Kurjan, gathers at the Khichan village bird sanctuary in Rajasthan, India.

wildlife · birds

A Greater Coucal (Centropus sinensis), also known as the Crow Pheasant, is walking on the ground. The bird moves through low vegetation while its long tail and dark plumage are visible.

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A male Grey-winged Blackbird (Turdus boulboul) feeding among the branches of a wild Himalayan pear tree. Its glossy black plumage, pale grey wing panel, and pale grey-yellow bill are visible as it moves through the fruiting branches.

birds · wildlife

Rose-ringed Parakeet chick peeks out, half-feathered and curious about the world outside. Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) chicks inside a tree hollow at Wilderness Orchard in Delhi.

birds · wildlife

Paradise Flycatcher truly one of India's avian gems, see privileged view of male bird at nest Indian Paradise Flycatcher: Every Indian birder's dream sighting, with the male's long streaming tail feathers.

Haryana·wildlife · birds

One of India's prettiest birds! Indian Pitta or Navrang feeds chicks at its nest, as brood fledges An adult Indian Pitta feeds a chick inside a nest in Gurugram, Haryana, India.

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A Spotted Owlet sits just inside the mouth of a tree hollow, round face filling the frame, one eye drooping into a half-blink that makes it look caught mid-doze rather than mid-watch.

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A Paddyfield Pipit (Anthus rufulus) is perched on a weathered wooden post beneath a clear blue Himalayan sky.

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An Asian Openbill (Anastomus oscitans) walks through the shallow muddy edge of a waterbody in India while searching for food.

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Every winter, tens of thousands of Demoiselle Cranes cross the Himalaya from their breeding grounds in Central Asia and Mongolia, dropping down into Rajasthan to escape the cold.

birds · wildlife

April in the orchard, and almost every tree is occupied. We spent two mornings filming the nesting activity here, and what struck us was how differently each species solves the same problem.

wildlife · birds

A Black Kite (Milvus migrans) is perched on a bare, gnarled tree branch against a clear blue sky. This medium-sized raptor has predominantly brown plumage and a slightly forked tail, features that help distinguish it in the field.

birds · wildlife

Paradise Flycatcher truly one of India's avian gems, see privileged view of male bird at nest Indian Paradise Flycatcher: Every Indian birder's dream sighting, with the male's long streaming tail feathers.

birds · wildlife

Red-vented Bulbul incubates eggs on its nest at the Wilderness Orchard in Delhi

birds · wildlife

An Asian Brown Flycatcher (Muscicapa dauurica) perched upright on a dry, weathered stump in a green forest.

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A Rufous-necked Snowfinch (Pyrgilauda ruficollis) moving quickly across a high-altitude meadow above the tree line. Its sandy plumage and rusty neck patch blend with dry grass, lichen-covered rocks, and small purple flowers.

wildlife · birds

A Rufous Sibia (Heterophasia capistrata) hops through bare branches in the Himalayan foothills, picking at small wild fruits.