Birding in Mount Abu September 2018.
The Mini Bharatpur pond of Mount Abu.
The rain gods deserted the month of September. Hawan's offer to the deities did not appease the gods living in the Abode. Even though the monsoon could not fill our reservoirs, it left this abode clad in beautiful hues of green. Photographing birds in this lovely lap of nature is a boon. I’m no professional photographer. I’m sure you will take delight in watching my handiwork. Click on any photograph to see the expanded view. Happy viewing.
Birds September 2018 Mt. Abu
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata fasciata - Adult in flight from below
The history of the Bonelli's Eagle. Not recorded by Butler, but Hume observed it twice, “soaring over the upper plateau of Mount Aboo ” (Butler 1875)
I have been documenting this Eagle for several years They come in the winter months.
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata fasciata - Adult in flight from below
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata fasciata - Adult in flight from below
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata fasciata - Adult in flight from below
Brown-Headed Barbet Megalaima zeylanica
Chestnut-shouldered Petronia Gymnoris xanthocollis
Common Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
Common Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
Common Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
Common Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
Common Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis orientalis - Adult with prey
Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis orientalis - Adult with prey
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
Indian Robin - Saxicoloides fulicatus - Female
Indian Silverbill or White-throated Munia - Lonchura malabarica
Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
Jungle Crow - Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos intermedius
Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis - Adult
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus - in flight from below
The recording of this Harrier is a lifer for me. There has been no record of this bird in Mount Abu. The only Harrier recorded was the Western Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus : Not recorded by Butler but one specimen was “got” by Dr. King at “the lake (Nakki)” (Butler 1875).
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus - in flight from below
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus - in flight from below
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus - in flight from below
Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus asiaticus - Eclipse male
Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus asiaticus - Eclipse male
Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus asiaticus - Eclipse male
Red-vented Bulbul - Pycnonotus cafer - Basking
Red-wattled Lapwing - Vanellus indicus
Rock Pigeon Columba livia intermedia - Adult
Rose-ringed parakeet - Psittacula krameri
Shaheen Falcon - Falco peregrinus peregrinator - with prey
Shaheen Falcon - Falco peregrinus peregrinator
Shikra Accipiter badius - Juvenile in flight from below
Shikra Accipiter badius
Siberian Stonechat - Saxicola maurus
Siberian Stonechat - Saxicola maurus
Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
Tree Pipit Anthus trivial
Tree Pipit Anthus triviali
White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
Yellow-eyed Babbler - Chrysomma sinense
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