Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Birds recorded in [ August 2022 ] mountabubirds.blogspot.com.cBirds

I recorded Mount Abu birds in the second week of August 2022

Spot-breasted Fantail mobbing Greater Coucal

Spot-breasted Fantail mobbing coucal Mt Abu Aug 2022.m4v

"Spot-breasted Fantail,resident, with wings spread out."

Spot-breasted Fantail - Rhipidura albogularis

"Indian Paradise-Flycatcher,Summer visitor. Arrives around mid– March and moves down by end of September."

Indian Paradise-Flycatcher - Terpsiphone paradisi

Indian Paradise-Flycatcher Aug 2022 Mt abu.m4v

"Black-rumped Flameback, resident, on a date palm tree."

Black-rumped Flameback - Dinopium benghalense

"Brahminy Starling, having a splash in a puddle of water."

Brahminy Starling - Sturnia pagodarum

"Brahminy Starling,one drenched bird after a mighty splash."

Brahminy Starling - Sturnia pagodarum

"Common Tailorbird, common resident sitting on a branch in the garden."

Common Tailorbird - Orthotomus sutorius

"Indian Silverbill, sitting on a cable pruning."

Indian Silverbill - Euodice malabaricaIndian

Indian Silverbill - Euodice malabaricaIndian

"Indian White-eye, resident perched on a branch in the garden."

Indian White-eye - Zosterops palpebrosus

"Indian White-eye, acollage, with different positions."

Indian White-eye - Zosterops palpebrosus

"Indian Yellow Tit, front view of the perched bird."

Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus

"Indian Yellow Tit, side view of the perched bird."

Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus

"Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen), on the tower with prey."

Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen) Falco peregrinu

"Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen), Tahing off from the tower."

Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen) Falco peregrinu

"Red-rumped Swallow, perched on a wire, with a clear blue sky in the background."

Red-rumped Swallow - Cecropis daurica

"Red-rumped Swallow, carrying nesting materail."

Red-rumped Swallow - Cecropis daurica

"Red-whiskered Bulbul, resident, preched on a wire."

Red-whiskered Bulbul - Pycnonotus jocosus

"Red-whiskered Bulbul, perched on a branch looking down."

Red-whiskered Bulbul - Pycnonotus jocosus

"Scaly-breasted Munia, resident, sitting on a wine."

Scaly-breasted Munia - Lonchura punctulata

"Shikra, resident perched on a protruding rock."

Shikra - Accipiter badius

"Black-winged Kite, local migrant flying above."

Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus

Rock Pigeon - Columba livia

"White-breasted Waterhen, moving towards the undergrowth resident."

White-breasted Waterhen - Amaurornis phoenicurus

Monday, August 8, 2022

Birds recorded in [ August 2022 ] mountabubirds.blogspot.com.

Birds in the first week of August 2022. Mt Abu.

We have had overcast skies and misty conditions during the first week of August. We received some heavy showers and the rain we desperately needed to raise our groundwater level.

I spotted a variety of birds in the first week of August, including Indian Yellow Tit, Pied Cuckoo, Green Avadavat, Spot-breasted Fantail, Brahminy Starling, White-breasted Waterhen, Indian Robin, Indian Silverbill, Oriental Magpie Robin, Red-vented Bulbul, and Indian Paradise Flycatcher.

Indian Paradise-Flycatcher - Terpsiphone paradisi

Indian Paradise-Flycatcher August 2022 Mt Abu.m4v

Indian Paradise-Flycatcher - Terpsiphone paradisi.

Brahminy Starling - Sturnia pagodarum

Greater Coucal - Centropus sinensis

Green Avadavat - Sporaeginthus formosus

Indian Silverbill - Euodice malabarica

Indian White-eye - Zosterops palpebrosus

Little Swift - Apus affinis

Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis

Red-rumped Swallow - Cecropis daurica

Red-whiskered Bulbul - Pycnonotus jocosus

Scaly-breasted Munia - Lonchura punctulata

Shikra - Accipiter badius

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Birds of Mount Abu [ July 2022 ] mountabubirds.blogspot.com.

Backyard and hillside birding in Mount Abu.

During the last week of July 2022, I shot a variety of bird species in Abu, including Munias, Scaly-breasted Munia, Green Munias, Indian Silverbill,, Indian Yellow Tits, Pied Cuckoos, Common Hawk Cuckoos, and Indian Blackbirds. Thank you for sharing the collection and my observations of Mount Abu's feathered buddies with others.