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

Birding in December Mount Abu. 

Continued the second week of December 2021.

I have been reporting and studying the Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen)( Sub-Species of Peregrine Falcon)It Inhabits rocky and hilly regions on crags and rock peaks.

I've observed hunts at dawn and sunset, where doves, kingfishers, water birds, and pigeons are their common targets. I know they breed in Dec right up to April. I have observed their courtship flights, and their aerial acrobatics, and have seen the juveniles being fed. This was the first time I got to observe them in courtship. I observed the Falcon swooping in towards the tower. It looked like it was going to attack the one perching on the tower. What followed next was mind-blowing. I got to capture the complete sequence of their mating ritual. I have made a slideshow of the sequence. It is best viewed on the FULL screen.

13 Dec 2021.

Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen) Falco peregrinus

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Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen)    Mount Abu 13 Dec 2021.mp4

Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach

Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach

14 Dec2021.

Ashy Drongo - Dicrurus leucophaeus

Ashy Prinia - Prinia socialis

Black Stork - Ciconia nigra

Common Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita 

Common Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita 

Eurasian Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne rupestris 

Green Sandpiper - Tringa ochropus

Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus 

Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach 

Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach 

Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis

White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens

White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens

White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis

White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis