indian birds

Observed this dedicated male tirelessly collect nesting material

A winter visitor to Gujarat - India, this distinctively-patterned black and white wader has the perfect long up-curved beak to forage in shallow shallow brackish water. Scything their bills from side to side in the water while foraging is feeding technique which is unique to the Avocets.

A winter visitor to the saline mudflats of the Little Rann of Kutch, feasting on a Common Pigeon kill.

Caught in action, attempting to grab a locust.

Puff and roll routine

Devouring its prey - a MAntis

Western Marsh Harrier scavenging on a Lesser Flamingo kill made by a Falcon or an Eagle in the early hours.

A shy winter visitor at Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat. (Western India)

The agnostic behaviour of Griffon Vultures and Himalayan Griffon.

INDIAN FLYCATCHERS No. 16 PAKHI DEKHOON PAKHI CHINOON @ 806 [Observe the bird and recognize] A4Watercolour [From the Ref. photograph of Internet] The slaty-backed flycatcher (Ficedula erithacus) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos...

PAKHI DEKHOON PAKHI CHINOON @ 809 [Observe the bird and recognize] A4Watercolour [From the Ref. photograph of Internet] [The white-spotted fantail or spot-breasted fantail (Rhipidura albogularis) is a small passerine bird. It is found in forest, scrub and cultivation in southern and central...

INDIAN FLYCATCHERS - 17 PAKHI DEKHOON PAKHI CHINOON @ 807 [Observe the bird and recognize] A4Watercolour [From the Ref. photograph of Internet] The Rufous-gorgeted flycatcher (Ficedula strophiata) is a species of bird in the familyMuscicapidae. It is found in the Indian Subcontinent and...

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PAKHI DEKHOON PAKHI CHINOON @ 805[Observe the bird and recognize] A4Watercolour [From the Ref. photograph of Mr. Pradeep Gupta] The Orange-bellied leafbird (Chloropsis hardwickii) is a bird native to the central and eastern Himalayas, Yunnan and northern parts ofSoutheast Asia. The scientific...