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  1. Drongo

    Drongo

    A young Black Drongo - yet to attain the adult plumage. Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.
  2. Cornucopia ...

    Cornucopia ...

    Cornucopia ... Another species of seed eaters ... the reed was swinging back and forth side to side ... in gusty wind and the gang too ... ... with it ... gorging on ripe seeds as well ... a inexhaustible cornucopia of Nature ... _____________ Red Avadavat Gurgaon Haryana India 13...
  3. The shining sunbird (well in the right light!)

    The shining sunbird (well in the right light!)

    A sunbird that I love to see every time I visit India. Very striking bird with its long beak. Cinneris means shining in Greek. But as you can see, this bird was in the shade.
  4. Lined up ...

    Lined up ...

    Lined up ... On that lovely day ... ... so many of them ... posed so well ... it is difficult to hold the images back ... ____________ Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata Dist. Jhajjar Haryana India 13 January 2015
  5. Indian Pond Heron

    Indian Pond Heron

  6. Black-necked Stork

    Black-necked Stork

  7. Indochinese Indian Roller

    Indochinese Indian Roller

  8. Yellow Eyed Babbler (Chrysomma sinense)

    Yellow Eyed Babbler (Chrysomma sinense)

    The yellow-eyed babbler is about 18 centimetres long with a short bill and a long graduated tail. The body above is brown and the wings are cinnamon coloured. The lores and supercilium are white and the rim of the eye is orange-yellow in adult birds. The beak is black. The underside is whitish...
  9. Crested bunting

    Crested bunting

  10. Lakescape - 659

    Lakescape - 659

    Lakescape - 659 A little closer view ... ... to show that exceptional hairdo ... _____________ Red-crested Pochard Netta Rufina Gurgaon Haryana India 13 January 2015
  11. Green munia

    Green munia

    Mount Abu is the only place where this bird can be spotted .
  12. Sykes's Lark

    Sykes's Lark

  13. Ogling ...

    Ogling ...

    Ogling ... Bar-headed ... looking admiringly ... ... at Those magnificent drakes ... ... almost ogling ... ___________ Bar-headed Goose Red-crested Pochard Gurgaon Haryana India 13 January 2015
  14. Binge ...

    Binge ...

    Binge ... Seed-eaters ... ... binging on harvested paddy _______________ Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata Dist. Jhajjar Haryana India 13 January 2015
  15. Lakescape - 658

    Lakescape - 658

    Lakescape - 658 A tale ... of two cities __________ Indian Whistling Duck ... resident and Northern Shoveler ... migratory ________ Keoladeo National Park Bharatpur Rajasthan India 23 January 2014
  16. Bee-Eater.

    Bee-Eater.

    Green Bee-eater / Little Green Bee-eater. Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.
  17. The seed eater ...

    The seed eater ...

    Treasure ... The seed eater ... enjoying the bounty ... In turn ... revealing his hidden treasure ... ____ Never before we managed to capture that tail-spread of this wee beauty so well ... ___________ Scaly-breasted Munia Urban wilderness Delhi India 16 September 2014
  18. Indian Bushlark

    Indian Bushlark

  19. Bulbul.

    Bulbul.

    Red-vented Bulbul. Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.
  20. Night ... in daylight

    Night ... in daylight

    Night ... in daylight Two adults ... and a juvie ... Rising beyond night ... ... a short and crisp flight ... __________ Black-crowned Night Heron Basai ... The Lost wetlands Gurgaon Haryana India 22 August 2019
  21. Bluethroat

    Bluethroat

  22. Lakescape - 657

    Lakescape - 657

    Lakescape - 657 A brief siesta then ... ... dancing a bit ... an active jig Now ... Time to march ahead ... Move on to make the day big ... __________ Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Gurgaon Rural Haryana India 11 September 2014
  23. Tricolour munia

    Tricolour munia

  24. Lakescape - 656

    Lakescape - 656

    Lakescape - 656 Soon ... though the quiet of the noon siesta evaporated ... ... giving way to sense of urgency of an impending timeline __________ Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Gurgaon Rural Haryana India 11 September 2014
  25. Brahminy Kite

    Brahminy Kite

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