Spring-Summer - 355
Not a great effort
... but sharing
it ... as inflight
images of this
species ... more
specifically the
Indian subspecies
aren't frequent ...
... and this was the
final point of
contact with them ...
... that evening
A group of 20+
individuals were
foraging in a...
Spring-Summer - 354
And ... here's the
exquisite lady ...
A fair maiden ...
... who has had an
extetended session
in Nature's
beauty parlour ...
The species is found
in dry and arid areas
of Asia ... and Africa
where the soil gets
bone dry ... and
temperatures soar to
high 40s deg C in...
Spring-Summer - 352
Closeup image of
the male ... part
of the pair seen in
the last post ...
These fabulous birds
remain entirely vegetarian
throughout their
life ... almost
entirely subsisting
on wild legume weed seeds ...
... seldom taking even
grass seeds ...
Watch a lovely pair...
Spring-Summer - 351
Our usual birding
area almost makes
the north-western
point of their
distribution in
India ...
Here they become
conspicuous in late
spring ... early
summer time that
coinvides with the
wheat harvest season ...
They breed and raise
their family over nest
6 to 8...
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