plumage

A Water Pipit is standing on Water.

Encounter two pairs of these while walking a local low hill (850m). At first they seemed really nervous not letting me anywhere near to them unlike those in the cairngorms. Due to the recent warm weather there is only patches of snow left and it was on these amongst the many boulder fields...

Cattle Egrets are all white with a yellow bill and legs. In breeding plumage they have golden plumes on their head, chest, and back.

On its late afternoon roost. Looks like it may be showing some breeding plumage a bit earlier this year than normal.

Himalayas - 110 Another image of this lovely bird ... ... giving a better view of nearly all aspects of plumage and colors Male and female are similar ... but of the pair foraging together this one was a shade or two lighter, than the other ( my last post ) ... this is even more clear in...

Rainy-day Birding ... Another image taken on that ... rainy-day ... when Sun gave some lucky ... though dim glimpses ... ... as seen in the eye of this beautiful Ruff ... but it is so weak ... that there is no shadow of the bird on water ... Simply adore these birds ... who light-up...

In full breeding regalia ... Indian Pond Heron or Paddy Bird ... ( Ardeola grayii ) Keoladeo National Park Bharatpur ; Rajasthan India 28.06.2013

Ibis - 8 Black-headed Ibis ... Adult in beeding plumage ... Bald shining head and large part of neck ... ... long feathers at the junction of neck and thorax ... thin filiform dark feathers at the end of primaries ... dashes of cream or yellow colors ... These changes are easily...

Spotted Redshank ... These fine Waders come to India during winter ... Most of the birds leave by the beginning of summer ... for their breeding grounds that lie in Arctic Circle ... ... some of them though, get stranded or probably can not return ... They, however, do get breeding...

Ibis - 3 Glossy Ibis ... ... colors gloss & plumage ... This is how most of them were showing off their plumage ... ... during breeding season ... Not constantly but off & on ... as I pointed out in the last post ... ______________________ Glossy Ibis ( Plegadis falcinellus...

Plumage, colors and sizes ... Participants here are : Ruff Black-winged Stilt Ruddy Shelduck _______________________ Nazafgarh Marshes Delhi-Haryana Border India 13.12.2013

Ibis - 1 Glossy Ibis ... ... non-breeding Colors in this stage are not very remarkable ... ... nor is the shine and gloss But come nesting season ... and there is a dramatic transformation ... as is frequent in the avian world ... A series of images will highlight it for this...

Stork - 7 Plumage and Behavior ... Fairly common in India ... ... the striking distinctive pink on the tertials of an adult gives them their name ... They feed with their bill open and partially submerged feeling for the prey ... ... and often stir-up the water with their feet to make...

Stork - 5 Breeding ... Plumage and Behavior Their Grey plumage transforms into very beautiful white during those days ... In northern part of India the breeding takes place between July and September i.e. during Monsoon months ... But in Keoladeo NP in Northwestern part of India where...

Sanderling in winter plumage

The Plumage Story ... _______________________ Now the Great Egret in breeding plumage ... On the "Prescription" of my BF-friend Doc drkishore ...LOL Changes in the colors of the bill , lores and legs are clearly visible ... More obvious on viewing the two images in...

Special Plumage ... ... this was first time I could clearly capture the bristly feathers on a Sarus Crane These tallest flying Giants ( reaching a height of 5 feet 10 inches in some individuals) do not allow a close approach ... ... unless one is a familiar farmer whom they sometime...

Continuing the Plumage story .... This gentle giant seems to be quite pleased ... ... displaying wonderful plumage changes ... Growing up to 5 feet in height and 7 and a half feet in wingspan ... ... this species is Near Threatened ( NT ) in IUCN-List ________________________...

Plumage all ... _________________ ...they were really looking good donning beatiful plumage of summer ... Quite apparent in case of Black-headed Ibis Great Egret and Asian Openbill ... but more subtle in Intermediate Egret ( background ) Will be driving 1000 Km. in next two days...

Purple Heron in breeding plumage.

Little bee-eater (Merops pusillus) Tomjachu Bush Lodge, Nelspruit, South Africa

The Yellow billed Stork, Mycteria ibis, is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. Range, Africa widespread S of 15N also occurring in Madagascar. Wingspan 1,500cm to 1,650cm.