Birds of Mount Abu Birds in December 2019.
Abu will soon be bustling with people as Christmas is just 6 days away. Quite a few holidaymakers make it up the hill to enjoy the chill of Abu and enjoy their stay here. Abu is not a popular spot for birders. They prefer other places like Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Ranthambhore National Park, Desert National Park, and Bund Baretha. Back to our birding in the abode of the gods.
18 December 2019.
Oriental Honey-buzzard - Pernis ptilorhynchus
Black Redstart - Phoenicurus ochruros
Eurasian Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Eurasian Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Gray Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea
Gray Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea
Large-billed Crow - Corvus macrorhynchos
Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach
Oriental Honey-buzzard - Pernis ptilorhynchus
Oriental Honey-buzzard - Pernis ptilorhynchus
Oriental Honey-buzzard - Pernis ptilorhynchus
Shikra - Accipiter badius
19 December 2019.
Black Redstart - Phoenicurus ochruros
Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus
Rose-ringed Parakeet - Psittacula krameri
White-eared Bulbul - Pycnonotus leucotis
A RARE visitor to our area recorded this species once before.
White-eared Bulbul - Pycnonotus leucotis
White-eared Bulbul - Pycnonotus leucotis
White-eared Bulbul - Pycnonotus leucotis
20 December 2019.
Over the last few days, I Recently, noticed that whenever a Eurasian Sparrowhawk appears, the pigeons in the area fly away together in a group towards the predator in an attempt to defend themselves. and able to drive him out of this place. They appear to have developed a defensive strategy of keeping the would-be predator at bay.
Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus
Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus
Eurasian Sparrowhawk -mobbed by a flock of pigeons
Eurasian Sparrowhawk -mobbed by a flock of pigeons
Black Redstart - Phoenicurus ochruros
21 December 2019
Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus
Black Eagle - Ictinaetus malaiensis
Black Eagle - Ictinaetus malaiensis
Black Eagle - Ictinaetus malaiensis
Ashy Prinia - Prinia socialis
Lesser Whitethroat - Sylvia currucaLesser
Black Redstart - Phoenicurus ochruros
Indian Silverbill - Euodice malabarica
Indian Silverbill - Euodice malabarica
Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus
Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus
Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach
Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis
Rufous Treepie - Dendrocitta vagabunda
Rufous Treepie - Dendrocitta vagabunda