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| Indian Roller (Neelkanth) Coracias benghalensis |
Neelkanth. The Dussehra bird. The Indian Roller has many names. This beautiful bird is the state bird of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Odisha and just till a year ago was also the state bird of Bihar before the Chief Minister adopted the Sparrow instead.
On a blustery cold morning atop a tall tree, this bird was bound to look as cold as it does with its fluffed feathers. It's a beautiful bird, about a foot long. This one was perched about 30 feet straight up.
The crown and vent are blue. The tail is also blue. The neck has brownish lilac feathers with whites stripes. Here they are not clear because of the fluffed up feathers.
Indians tend to believe it is an incarnation of Lord Shiva who drank poison and auspicious if this bird is seen on Vijaya Dashami.
Photographed at Keoladeo Ghana Bird Sanctuary, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India on 29th December, 2013.
Camera used: Nikon D5100 DSLR with AF-S DX NIKKOR 55-300mm VR Lens
Location:
Keoladeo National Park, India
Labels:
Birds,
Coracias benghalensis,
Fauna,
Indian Roller,
Keoladeo Ghana
Labels:
Birds,
Coracias benghalensis,
Fauna,
Indian Roller,
Keoladeo Ghana
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