Birding in April 2014.

This year the beginning of April, was a veritable paradise, with pleasant days and cool nights. The fag end of April well we Abuites are surprised that there are such a swift and drastic change in the climate. The days have turned hot with the temperature hovering close to 40C, even the night has turned warm and fans and coolers have to turn on.
I have managed a small collection of birds for the month of April. Hope you enjoy them. Happy Viewing.

The Coppersmith Barbet, crimson-crowned and emerald green to see, with bright eyes and a robust beak, and a cry that resonates across the forest."

Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima haemacephala

"The Greater Coucal is a large bird species of the cuckoo family, found in South and Southeast Asia. It is also known as the Crow Pheasant."

Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis parroti

House Sparrow juvelline

House Sparrow Passer domesticus indicus - Male feeding chick

House Sparrow Passer domesticus indicus - Male

Indian Robin Saxicoloides fulicatus cambaiensis

Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis cambayensis - In flight

Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus - Late evening flight

Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus calidus - Adult with prey late evening

Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus asiaticus Male

Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus asiaticus_ Female

Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica - In flight

Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer bengalensis - In flight

Rock Pigeon in flight

Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri borealis - Courtship feeding

Shikra Accipiter badius - Adult in flight from

Our feathered friends

Wow, life is a learning process. I never imagined that in this bleak and off-beaten place there existed such a rich variety of our feathered friends. They are a constant source of entertainment to me, a nature lover. Bird lovers enjoy my collection of birds taken in the last two weeks of March,