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Sunday, 26 January 2014

Rose-coloured Starling: Pastor roseus (formerly Sturnus roseus)

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Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus (formerly Sturnus roseus)   Rose-coloured Starling.  Rose-coloured pastor. Rosy Starling. Past...
Saturday, 25 January 2014

Grey Heron: Ardea cinerea

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Grey Heron (Nari) Ardea cinera     Grey Heron ( Ardea cinera ) - Known as Nari, Anjan or Sain in Hindi.   One of the pitfal...
Thursday, 16 January 2014

Glossy Ibis: Plegadis falcinellus (Kowar)

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Glossy Ibis (Kowar) Plegadis falcinellus     When the unremarkable black ball of feathers foraging for delicacies in a marsh shif...
Wednesday, 15 January 2014

Common Kingfisher: Alcedo atthis (Chotta Kilkila, Neeka Kilkila)

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 Common Indian Kingfisher Alcedo atthis   Common Kingfisher - what a misleading prefix for the most beautiful Kingfisher! This s...

Indian Grey Hornbill: Ocyceros birostris (Female)

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Indian Grey Hornbill (Dhanesh) Ocyceros birostrosis - Female     The female of the species has a smaller casque, yellowish beak wi...

Indian Grey Hornbill: Ocyceros birostris (Male)

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Indian Grey Hornbill (Dhanesh) Ocyceros birostrosis - Male   Dhanesh is the local name for Indian Grey Hornbill. If you are a bird-...

Indian Roller: Coracias benghalensis (Neelkanth)

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Indian Roller (Neelkanth) Coracias benghalensis   Neelkanth. The Dussehra bird. The Indian Roller has many names. This beautiful bi...
Tuesday, 14 January 2014

Shikra: Accipiter badius (Keoladeo Ghana National Park)

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Shikra Accipiter badius   Shikra - I had blogged earlier on this character where I spotted one of its kind at Asola-Bhatti Wildlife...

Yellow-footed Green Pigeon with Ber

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Yellow-footed Green Pigeon plucking Ber (Jujube) Treron phoenicoptera on Ziziphus mauritiana This a favorite of mine. This pigeon fr...

Gum Arabic Tree: Acacia senegal

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 Gum Arabic Tree Acacia senegal      At dawn the crisp crescent above promised clarity - an unfogged day of watching birds,...
Thursday, 5 December 2013

Spot-billed Duck: Anas poecilorhyncha

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Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha       Photographed at Bhindawas Bird Sanctuary, Haryana, India on 4th December, 2013.  ...

Oriental Honey Buzzard (Female) : Pernis ptilorhynchus

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 Oriental Honey Buzzard (Female) Pernis ptilorhynchus Oriental Honey Buzzard (Female) with Complete nictitating membrane over e...