sandgrouse

Crown sandgrouse

These lovely birds are quite common in much of the Arid and Semi-arid grasslands of Kenya.

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...