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birds · wildlife

A white-browed fantail flycatcher bird feeds its juvenile in a nest. The juvenile tries peaking out from the nest which is perched on a tree branch. Sexes alike, but female slightly duller.

birds · wildlife

White-browed fantail flycatcher juvenile calls for its mother from the nest as it senses danger around. Sexes alike, but female slightly duller.

birds · wildlife

White-browed fantail flycatcher bird perched on a tree branch next to its nest, protecting its juvenile from any possible danger. Sexes alike, but female slightly duller.

Karnataka·wildlife · birds

It is mostly bronze-green, with golden-green crown and nape, black eye line, pale bluish-green cheeks, chin and throat, and narrow black half-collar between throat and breast. Wings show black trailing edges.

wildlife · birds

The Indian Roller is a pretty bird belonging to the roller family of birds. Known by the name of ‘Blue Jay’ in former times, the brilliance of the colour and beauty of the Indian Roller is captivating in every way.

wildlife · birds

Indian Purple Moorhen grazes through a field in India in search of food. This grey headed purple bird flaps its tail feathers while it keeps an eye out for food in the marshy lands and swamps as this is the perfect environment for a domesti…

wildlife · birds

Its Latin name, Upupa, describes the call more accurately — a loud "oop!" in sets of three. This call isn’t the only noise a hoopoe makes — “char” is a warning; “tii” means the babies want food, and a wheezing sound comes from the female du…

wildlife · forest

Name of State Bird of Karnataka is Indian Roller. They are mostly found near the edges of the forest rather than the deep forest.

wildlife · birds

The Asian green bee-eater (Merops orientalis) belongs to the family of bee-eaters, Meropidae. These bee-eater species are distributed in the Indian subcontinent, southern China, mainland southeast Asian countries and Iran.

wildlife · birds

0:00 - Coal Tit: Fairly common to common in coniferous and mixed woodland, forest, parks, gardens; visits bird feeders. Often joins mixed-species flocks in autumn and winter, moving quickly through the foliage.

Rajasthan·wildlife · birds

Green Bee-eater - It is mostly bronze-green, with golden-green crown and nape, black eye line, pale bluish-green cheeks, chin and throat, and narrow black half-collar between throat and breast. Wings show black trailing edges.

Rajasthan·wildlife · birds

0:00 - Eurasian spoonbill: The Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) is a wading bird belonging to the family, Threskiornithidae.

birds · wildlife

0:00 - Green bee-eater: A little green bee-eater perched on a tree branch. A small dainty bee-eater that is intensely green overall with a greenish-blue throat, a thin black throat band, and long central tail feathers.

wildlife · sport

The Woolly-necked Stork is an elegant bird found in Sub-Saharan Africa, India and SE Asia. The adult has glossy black plumage with blue, green and purple iridescences. Wings and tail are black too.

birds · wildlife

0:00 - Western yellow wagtail: The Yellow Wagtail formerly included the global world’s population of this elegant bird, divided into seventeen subspecies. But now, two main species, the Western Yellow Wagtail - M.

birds · wildlife

At predators' first call both the juveniles as well as the mother become alert. She moves from the branch and stands on the nest to protect her babies. Sexes alike, but female slightly duller.

crafts · wildlife

The Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus) is a weaver found across South and Southeast Asia. They inhabit grassland, cultivated areas, scrub and secondary growths usually near fresh or brackish water.

farmland · wildlife

A King Vulture struts around in a grassland with a large animal bone in its beak. The Red-headed or King Vulture is a stately bird that was formerly widespread in India and south-eastern Asia, but after massive decline probably due to the v…

wildlife · birds

A distinctly marked lapwing with a black breast and throat and a red bill with a black tip. It also sports red wattles in front of the eyes and a white patch that runs down the cheeks to the underparts.

wildlife · birds

This noisy bird is found across India. It is an arboreal species, often feeding in treetops with great agility. The adult of nominate race has sooty blackish head, breast and upper mantle, with darker face and throat.

wildlife · birds

0:00 - Blue Crowned Pigeon: The western crowned pigeon (Goura cristata), also known as the common crowned pigeon or blue-crowned pigeon, is a large, blue-grey pigeon with blue lacy crests over the head and dark blue mask feathers around its…

wildlife · birds

A shy bird with long legs, a slaty-grey back, a white face and breast, and a stubby tail, which is often jerked up, flashing a chestnut vent.

wildlife · birds

Yellow-footed green-pigeon - The yellow-footed green pigeon (Treron phoenicopterus), also known as yellow-legged green pigeon, belongs to the family Columbidae.