2 Days to go for India Lockdown Extension to ease.
With 2 days left for the lifting of the 4th phase of Lockdown. Home Minister is seeking to extend the lockdown from 1 June 2020. Hopefully, there is a relaxation of travel within green zones. I need to visit my favourite haunts, hoping to catch a few late migrants that are still here. Posting a few snaps taken these last few days. Appreciate my attempt on portraying the birds of Abu. Pleasant viewing.
21 May 2020.
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| House Sparrow |
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| Indian White-eye |
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| Indian White-eye |
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| Oriental Magpie-Robin |
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| Oriental Magpie-Robin |
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| Oriental Magpie-Robin |
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| Woolly-necked Stork |
23 May 2020.
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| Ashy Prinia - Territorial display |
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| Ashy Prinia |
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| Ashy Prinia - Territorial display |
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| Brahminy Starling |
25 ay 2020
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| Purple Sunbird |
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| Purple Sunbird |
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| Purple Sunbird |
26 May 2020
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| Green Avadavat |
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| Green Avadavat |
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| House Sparrow - |
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| Oriental Honey-buzzard |
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Purple Sunbird
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27 May 2020
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| Green Bee-eater |
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| Green Bee-eater |
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| Indian White-eye |
28 May 2020
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| Green Bee-eater - |
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| Purple Sunbird |
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Red-wattled Lapwing - Juvenile
What a pleasure to see the second batch have survived in
spite of the snakes, mongoose and cats that roam this area. |
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| Red-wattled Lapwing = Juvenile |
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| Red-wattled Lapwing = Juvenile |
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| Red-wattled Lapwing = Juvenile |
Hopefully, the weather holds tomorrow and I get to visit a few of my favourite
Sports. Today dropped my venturing out as the sky is overcast.with dust.
29 May 2020
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| Brahminy Starling |
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| Brahminy Starling |
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Indian White-eye
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| Indian Yellow Tit |
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| Oriental Magpie-Robin |
30 May 2020.
Today after 67 days of LOCKDOWN ventured out with a mate to visit our duck pond En route Achalgarh, it surprised me to see that the pond still held some water, because by this time of year it's usually bone dry. All the other migrants had come there were a handful of local birds a few Little Grebe with their chicks, some Red-wattled Lapwing with their brood, Rock Pigeons a White-throated Kingfisher guarding her nest and a few Red-rumped Swallow skimming the water. Left after a short while as the glare and harsh sunlight made taking photographs a daunting task,
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Little Cormorant
A solitary bird sharing the spoils with Dab chicks |
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| Little Cormorant |
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| Little Grebe - with chicks |
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| Red-rumped Swallow |
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Red-rumped Swallow
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| White-throated Kingfisher - attacking C |
A Red-wattled Lapwing ventured too close to the nest of the kingfisher
what followed next was a scene to watch. The kingfisher took off and began
attacking the bird.
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| White-throated Kingfisher - attacking Red-wattled Lapwing |
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| White-throated Kingfisher - attacking Red-wattled Lapwing |
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| White-throated Kingfisher - attacking Red-wattled Lapwing |
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