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Black Kite (Milvus migrans) perched on top of a metal pole against a pale, hazy sky. The raptor has brown, scaly plumage, a dark eye mask, a yellow cere, and a hooked bill.

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A female Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus) perched on a bare branch against a soft blue sky. Her brown plumage is densely marked with cream and white spots and bars, with a long barred tail and a pale, slightly curved bill.

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A small olive-yellow Sunbird working on its pear-shaped hanging nest at Wilderness Orchard. The bird clings to the woven structure, enters through the opening and tucks plant fibres into the nest walls.

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Demoiselle cranes (Anthropoides virgo) gather at Chugha Ghar in Khichan village, Rajasthan, a known feeding site for these migratory birds.

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A male Grey-winged Blackbird (Turdus spp.) perched on an exposed, leafless branch above the surrounding trees. Its glossy black plumage contrasts with its bright orange-yellow bill and the clear blue sky.

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An Asian green bee-eater (Merops orientalis) perches on a twig with a dragonfly in its bill, turning the insect before swallowing it.

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A Grey Treepie (Dendrocitta formosae) perches on a thin bare twig above a forest floor covered with dry leaves and patches of green grass.

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A Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) soars high against a clear blue sky with its broad wings spread wide. The large, pale-headed bird is seen from below, and its long, finger-like wingtip feathers are clearly spread as it glides.

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A grey bushchat (Saxicola ferreus) perches on bare branches against a soft blue sky. The bird has slate-grey upperparts, a dark mask through the eye, a bold white eyebrow stripe, and a white throat and belly.

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An Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) takes a dust bath in a grassy patch at Wilderness Orchard. The male, with his blue head, white eye stripe, and long trailing feathers, lies on the ground, then flaps his wings and kicks up soil.

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A Coppersmith clears out poop from its chicks within the nest hole of a hollow trunk in a tree. A Coppersmith Barbet (Psilopogon haemacephalus) peers out of its nest hole in a tree trunk.

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A flock of White-throated Laughingthrushes (Pterorhinus albogularis) forages on the ground among dry grass and low shrubs in the Himalayan foothills.

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An Indian grey hornbill (Ocyceros birostris) clinging to a tree trunk beside its nest cavity among green bamboo leaves. The bird has grey plumage, a curved bill with a small casque, a pale belly, and a long tail with white tips.

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A large flock of Demoiselle cranes (Anthropoides virgo), locally known as Kurja or Koonj, gathers along the sandy banks of a shallow watering hole in Khichan, Rajasthan.

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Demoiselle cranes (Anthropoides virgo), locally known as Koonj or Kurjan, gather in Rajasthan, India, during their seasonal migration. These migratory birds have slate-grey bodies, black necks and distinctive head plumes.

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A female Plumbeous Water Redstart (Phoenicurus fuliginosus) hops across a moss-covered ground and perches on a lichen-covered branch in a green hill forest.

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A Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius) perched on a lichen-covered branch in a mossy hill forest. The bird’s pinkish-brown body, black moustache stripe, and bright blue wing patches barred with black and white are visible in close-up.

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A female blue-capped redstart (Phoenicurus coeruleocephala) perched on a conifer branch against a clear blue sky. Her brownish-grey plumage, pale eye ring and subtle wing markings are visible in the bright natural light.

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Most elegant bird in India! Indian Paradise Flycatcher at its nest, displaying its streaming tail feathers Indian Paradise Flycatcher sits all elegant and dainty on its cup-like nest, with streaming white tail feathers The Paradise Flycatch…

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Indian Pitta bird feeds and nurtures its chicks in the monsoon rain, fledges them into the big bad world. Chicks beg for food from their parents, orange gapes open and quivering, even as one chick fledges and drops from the nest...

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The shoreline and open waters of Pong Dam Lake in Himachal Pradesh, a major wetland in the Himalayan foothills. Small White Gulls with Grey Wings stand on a pebbly bank beside two larger, dark birds resembling cormorants.

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Wildlife and mountain scenery around Jabbarkhet, near Mussoorie in Uttarakhand. An Indian spotted eagle (Clanga hastata) perches at the top of a conifer, its brown plumage illuminated by sunlight as it scans its surroundings and tilts its h…

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An adult White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) tending its nest and chicks among dense marsh vegetation.