Thursday, December 16, 2021

Birding in the last month of the year 2021 in Mount Abu mountabubirds.blogspot.com

 Birding in December Mount Abu.

The second week of December has flown. Night temperatures have fallen as little as 0 degrees. The birding during this week was not too bad as we had better sunny days. Winter bird-watching has generally been a gratifying experience for me.I have been up early morning withstanding the chill to capture the Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen) and its mate on their courtship manoeuvres. The migratory birds are popular for winter birders. I seek to record as many of the migrants that visit this little abode of ours. I have documented some migratory ducks, warblers and raptors. Experience the choice of birds that I have brought together in the second week of December.

8 Dec 2021.

Saw this flock of very agitated crows flying close to the tower and suddenly they began attacking one another. The Falcon from the tower swooped in and the lot dispersed.

"Large-billed Crow aerial combat, it was a mind blowing experience capturing their aerial combat."
Large-billed Crow - Corvus macrorhynchos

To witness this ariel conflict of two groups of Large-billed Crows I've made a slide show. Best viewed in "Full Screen"

Large-billed Crow Battle royal in the sky  Mount Abu  8 Dec 2021.m4v

Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo

Eurasian Crag-Martin
Eurasian Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne rupestris 

Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus

Gray Wagtail
Gray Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea

Indian Yellow Tit
Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus

Indian Yellow Tit
Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus

Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen)
Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen) Falco peregrinu

Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen)
Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen) Falco peregrinu

White-throated Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis

White-throated Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis

9 Dec 2021.
Brown-headed Barbet
Brown-headed Barbet - Psilopogon zeylanicus

Eurasian Crag-Martin
Eurasian Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne rupestris

Red-wattled Lapwing
Red-wattled Lapwing - Vanellus indicus

White-bellied Drongo
White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens

10 Dec 2021.
Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo 

Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo 

Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo 

Eurasian Crag-Martin
Eurasian Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne rupestris 

Indian Robin
Indian Robin - Copsychus fulicatus

Long-legged Buzzard
Long-legged Buzzard - Buteo rufinus

Shikra
Shikra - Accipiter badius 

Sulphur-bellied Warbler
Sulphur-bellied Warbler - Phylloscopus griseolus

Yellow-throated Sparrow
Yellow-throated Sparrow - Gymnoris xanthocollis.

Yellow-throated Sparrow
Yellow-throated Sparrow - Gymnoris xanthocollis.

11 Dec 2021.
Ashy Prinia
Ashy Prinia - Prinia socialis

Black Redstart
Black Redstart - Phoenicurus ochruro

Black-winged Stilt
Black-winged Stilt - Himantopus himantopus

Great Cormorant
Great Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo

Greenish Warbler
Greenish Warbler - Phylloscopus trochiloides

Indian Scops-Owl
Indian Scops-Owl - Otus bakkamoena

Indian Scops-Owl
Indian Scops-Owl - Otus bakkamoena

Indian White-eye
Indian White-eye - Zosterops palpebrosus 

Indian Yellow Tit
Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus 



Oriental Honey-buzzard
Oriental Honey-buzzard - Pernis ptilorhynchus

Oriental Honey-buzzard
Oriental Honey-buzzard - Pernis ptilorhynchus

Spotted Owlet
Spotted Owlet - Athene brama

Spotted Owlet
Spotted Owlet - Athene brama

Sulphur-bellied Warbler
Sulphur-bellied Warbler - Phylloscopus griseolus

Sulphur-bellied Warbler
Sulphur-bellied Warbler - Phylloscopus griseolus

Tawny-bellied Babbler
Tawny-bellied Babbler - Dumetia hyperythra

For tonight it's Prost!
Tomorrow will post on the Falcon



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