Thursday, February 17, 2022

Mount Abu Birding (February 2022) mountabubirds.blogspot.com.

Birding in Mount Abu Sanctuary Second week of Feb 2022. 


It was an enjoyable week to go birding during the second week of Feb 2022. I appreciate the diverse collection of birds I photographed, including local and migratory birds.

8 February 2022.

Black-winged Kite
Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus

Black-winged Kite
Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus

Black-winged Kite
Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus

Black-winged Kite
Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus

Bonelli's Eagle
Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata

Bonelli's Eagle
Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata

Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus

Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus

Gray Wagtail
Gray Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea

Green Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper - Tringa ochropus

Indian Yellow Tit
Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus

Purple Sunbird
Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus

Purple Sunbird
Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus

Shikra
Shikra - Accipiter badius

Shikra
Shikra - Accipiter badius

9 Feb 2022.
Brown Rock Chat
Brown Rock Chat - Oenanthe fusca 

Purple Sunbird
Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus

Yellow-throated Sparrow
Yellow-throated Sparrow - Gymnoris xanthocollis

10 February 2022.
Black-winged Kite
Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus

Black-winged Kite
Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus

Booted Eagle
Booted Eagle - Hieraaetus pennatus

Booted Eagle
Booted Eagle - Hieraaetus pennatus

Indian Yellow Tit
Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus 

Purple Sunbird
Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus 

Purple Sunbird
Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus 

Red-rumped Swallow
Red-rumped Swallow - Cecropis daurica

Shikra
Shikra - Accipiter badiu

White-bellied Drongo
White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens

White-bellied Drongo
White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens

Yellow-throated Sparrow
Yellow-throated Sparrow - Gymnoris xanthocollis 

11 February 2022.

Black-winged Kite
Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus 

Oriental Magpie-Robin
Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis

Rose-ringed Parakeet
Rose-ringed Parakeet - Psittacula krameri

White-bellied Drongo
White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens

12 February 2022.
Red-vented Bulbul
Red-vented Bulbul - Pycnonotus cafer

Red-vented Bulbul
Red-vented Bulbul - Pycnonotus cafer

Indian Robin
Indian Robin - Copsychus fulicatus

Visited our favourite duck pond. Got a few photos of some ducks who were foraging around, but most were resting between the grass.

Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo

Common Buzzard and Crested Serpent-Eagl
Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo and Crested Serpent-Eagle

Crested Serpent-Eagle
Crested Serpent-Eagle - Spilornis cheela 

Crested Serpent-Eagle
Crested Serpent-Eagle - Spilornis cheela 

Ducks mixed bag
Ducks mixed bag 

Eurasian Coot
Eurasian Coot - Fulica atra

Eurasian Coot
Eurasian Coot - Fulica atra

Gadwall
Gadwall - Mareca strepera 

Green Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper - Tringa ochropus

Green-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal - Anas crecca

Green-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal - Anas crecca

Little Grebe
Little Grebe - Tachybaptus ruficollis 

Northern Pintail
Northern Pintail - Anas acuta

Tufted Duck
Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula

13 February 2022.
Ashy Prinia
Ashy Prinia - Prinia socialis

Green Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper - Tringa ochropus

Shikra
Shikra - Accipiter badius

White-bellied Drongo
White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens

White-bellied Drongo
White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens

White-bellied Drongo
White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens

14 February 2022.

Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo

Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo

House Sparrow
House Sparrow - Passer domesticus

Indian Yellow Tit
Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus

Large-billed Crow
Large-billed Crow - Corvus macrorhynchos 

Rose-ringed Parakeet
Rose-ringed Parakeet - Psittacula krameri 

Short-toed Snake-Eagle
Short-toed Snake-Eagle - Circaetus gallicus 

Short-toed Snake-Eagle
Short-toed Snake-Eagle - Circaetus gallicus 

White-bellied Drongo
White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens 

White-throated Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis

Woolly-necked Stork
Woolly-necked Stork - Ciconia episcopus


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