Birding in the hills of Mount Abu in May
The temperature in the Abu can be oppressive, with temperatures that can easily reach up to 35+ degrees C in May. UV sunlight at this height in Abu is a thing to reckon with. Skin burn and dehydration are common amongst tourists who do birding and trekking in the Abode of the gods. This year I only came back to Abu on the 21 of May as I was in the sweltering summer of Gujarat. I need to mention special birding events held worldwide in May 2018.
(On 5 May, Global Big Day, 28,000 people ventured outside in 170 countries, finding 6899 species: 2/3rds of the world’s bird species in one day. This is a new world record for birding and more birds seen by the Global Big Day team than any one person has ever seen in an entire year.) The part in parenthesis is taken from: Click: Global Big Day—5 May 2018.
The few birds I snapped at the latter end of May 2018.
The moon rose in the Abode Clicked 25 May 2018 Time 4:30 pm.
Common Tailorbird - Orthotomus sutorius
House sparrow - Passer domesticus
House sparrow - Passer domesticus
House sparrow - Passer domesticus
Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
Oriental White-eye - Zosterops palpebrosus
Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus
Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus
Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus
Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus - Territorial dispute
Red Whiskered Bulbul - Pycnonotus jocosus
White Throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis with prey
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