Backyard and hillside birding in Mount Abu.
Come July and the expectancy of the arriving monsoons and birds such as the Pied Cuckoo (Harbingers of rain)the Indian Blackbird, the Indian Golden Oriole, the Brain-fever bird, and of course the Asian koel not forgetting the Indian Paradise flycatcher are some birds I look forward to. It’s the time of the with overcast skies and misty drizzle for many a day. I love photographing the Green Avadavat(Green Munia)at this time of the year I find them in large flocks also the other munis the Scaly-breasted Munia and the Indian Silverbill are plentiful. It’s the time of the year to observe birds and their behaviour, it’s fascinating to watch their mating antics, their territorial defence tactics, and their frenzy of building nests and feeding their young.
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| Green Avadavat - Sporaeginthus formosus |
Green Avadavat (Munia() July 2021 Mt Abu.m4v
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| Brown-headed Barbet - Psilopogon zeylanicus |
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| Common Myna - Acridotheres tristis |
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| Common Myna - Acridotheres tristis |
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| Common Myna - Acridotheres tristis |
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| Greater Coucal - Centropus sinensis |
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| Greater Coucal - Centropus sinensis |
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| House Sparrow - Passer domesticus juvenile |
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| Indian Silverbill - Euodice malabarica |
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| Indian Silverbill - Euodice malabarica |
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| Indian White-eye - Zosterops palpebrosus |
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| Indian White-eye - Zosterops palpebrosus |
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| Indian White-eye - Zosterops palpebrosus |
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| Indian White-eye - Zosterops palpebrosus |
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| Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus |
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| Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus |
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| Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus |
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| Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis |
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| Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus |
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| Red-rumped Swallow - Cecropis daurica |
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| Red-vented Bulbul - Pycnonotus cafer |
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| Red-vented Bulbul - Pycnonotus cafer |
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| Red-vented Bulbul - Pycnonotus cafer |
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| Scaly-breasted Munia - Lonchura punctulata |
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| Shikra - Accipiter badius |
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| Spot-breasted Fantail - Rhipidura albogularis |
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| White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis Mobbed by fantail |
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| White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis Mobbed by fantail |
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| White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis Mobbed by fantail |
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| Yellow-throated Sparrow - Gymnoris xanthocollis |
Nice. Loved the Green Avadavat!
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