red avadavat

Wet paint ... A closer look at the male ... enjoying seed ... on the ... reed They always give a feeling of being freshly painted ... __________ Red Avadavat Gurgaon Haryana India 13 January 2015

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...

Another beautiful lifer from Sunday morning wetland census. Its encouraging to note that four kids under 10 years woke up at 5am on wintry morning to prepare for the walk!

The red avadavat, red munia or strawberry finch is a sparrow-sized bird of the family Estrildidae.

Why is your neck spinning?

Shot from my car.

Yesterday I uploaded an image of females. Here is a male image. The closest I could get to him yet. Every time I see these wee beauties, I marvel at their bright colors. Very fast moving birds; tough to catch them still at one place. Another full frame shot.

The red avadavat, red munia or strawberry finch (Amandava amandava) is a sparrow-sized bird of the Estrildidae family. It is found in the open fields and grasslands of tropical Asia and is popular as a cage bird due to the colourful plumage of the males in their breeding season. It breeds in the...

A prized capture for me. Red Avadavat , a sparrow sized beautiful bird come in small numbers during breeding season in nearby grasslands. Taken near Barasat, West Bengal, India.

For the uninitiated, sari is a long drape of cloth that is worn as a traditional dress by Indian women. This Red Avadavat's plumage resembles the colorful Bandhni Sari, of ethnic Rajasthani design and so the title.

I was taking a late evening walk on a rough small metaled road passing through an open scrub on city outskirts when I found small group of birds foraging on the road. After many attempts when I succeeded in getting close enough I was pleasantly surprised to see these very colorful wee beauties...

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A non-breeding male(left) and a female(right) waiting to bath at noon. Visit my gallery at www.pbase.com/ayuwat_j

Hi, this is a very rare sighting in Singapore, it does not exist in our two checklists for Birds of Singapore, and yet there had been sightings made here and there. Apparently it was introduced into Singapore in 1880s, but since then a pair was seen in 1987, and three sightings made in 1988...

Surprised to see these fellas - stunning colours - photo doesn't do justice

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aka Red Munia. It's the first time I've seen the Red Munia and I was lucky enough to take a couple of shots. This particular specimen was busy gathering material for his nest, and the speed with which he would come and go left me struggling to get his photograph.