Monday, April 11, 2022

April birds of Mount Abu (2022) mountabubirds.blogspot.com

The Birds of Mount Abu in April 2022.

Looks like global warming is happening. The last week of March witnessed an abrupt upsurge in temperatures. Even the endemic birds began nesting approximately a month sooner than expected. The initial week of April experienced temperatures as steep as 35/36°F. The adage our folks used while I was growing up went something like this: “MAD Dogs and English men in the midday heat.”The sunlight kept most birders in their cooler quarters by midday’s strong UV level and baking sun. I spent some time birding early in the morning or late in the evening. Engross in my collection of birds photographed in the first week of April.

Blyth's Reed Warbler
Blyth's Reed Warbler - Acrocephalus dumetorum 

Blyth's Reed Warbler
Blyth's Reed Warbler - Acrocephalus dumetorum 

Ashy Prinia
Ashy Prinia - Prinia socialis

Black Kite
Black Kite - Milvus migrans 

Bonelli's Eagle
Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata 

Bonelli's Eagle
Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata 

Common House-Martin
Common House-Martin - Delichon urbicum 

Common House-Martin
Common House-Martin - Delichon urbicum 

Common House-Martin
Common House-Martin - Delichon urbicum 

Common Rosefinch
Common Rosefinch - Carpodacus erythrinus

Common Rosefinch
Common Rosefinch - Carpodacus erythrinus

Common Rosefinch
Common Rosefinch - Carpodacus erythrinus



Common Tailorbird
Common Tailorbird - Orthotomus sutorius

Dusky Crag-Martin
Dusky Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne concolor 

Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus

Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus

Green Bee-eater
Green Bee-eater - Merops orientalis

Green Bee-eater
Green Bee-eater - Merops orientalis

Indian Silverbill
Indian Silverbill - Euodice malabarica

Indian Silverbill
Indian Silverbill - Euodice malabarica

Indian Yellow Tit
Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus

Indian Yellow Tit
Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus

Oriental Magpie-Robin
Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis

Oriental Magpie-Robin
Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis

Oriental Honey-buzzard
Oriental Honey-buzzard - Pernis ptilorhynchus 

Oriental Honey-buzzard
Oriental Honey-buzzard - Pernis ptilorhynchus 

Long-legged Buzzard
Long-legged Buzzard - Buteo rufinus 

Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen)
Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen) Falco peregrinus 

Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen)
Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen) Falco peregrinus 

Red-whiskered Bulbul
Red-whiskered Bulbul - Pycnonotus jocosus

Rose-ringed Parakeet
Rose-ringed Parakeet - Psittacula krameri

Shikra
Shikra - Accipiter badius 

Shikra
Shikra - Accipiter badius 

Shikra
Shikra - Accipiter badius 

Yellow-throated Sparrow
Yellow-throated Sparrow - Gymnoris xanthocollis

White-throated Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis 


Wow, I've seen this twice now, watching one bird feed the other in a relationship ritual


White-throated Kingfisher mating ritual Mt Abu April 2022.m4v

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