Monday, March 13, 2023

Birds of Mount Abu February 2023

 Birds of Mount Abu in the second week of February 2023.

February is an excellent time for birdwatching, and it's great to witness the variety of birds in one's area during this time. Some of the common birds observed during this time of the year are a variety of birds in their mating plumage. Sunbirds, robins, Sparrows, Herons etc  I've put together a collection of birds photographed between 9 Feb to 14 Feb.

Bonelli's Eagle - winter visitor
Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata 

Bonelli's Eagle
Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata 

Bonelli's Eagle
Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata 

Common Pochard - winter visitor
Common Pochard - Aythya ferina

Common Pochard - winter visitor

Common Pochard - Aythya ferina

Common Pochard
Common Pochard - Aythya ferina

Eurasian Coot - winter visitor
Eurasian Coot - Fulica atra

Gadwall - winter visitor
Gadwall - Mareca strepera 

Gadwall
Gadwall - Mareca strepera 

Green-winged Teal - winter visitor
Green-winged Teal - Anas crecca 

Green-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal - Anas crecca 

Indian Spot-billed Duck - winter visitor
Indian Spot-billed Duck - Anas poecilorhyncha

Northern Pintail - winter visitor
Northern Pintail - Anas acuta

Northern Shoveler - winter visitor
Northern Shoveler - Spatula clypeata

Tufted Duck - winter visitor
Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula

Tufted Duck
Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula

Green Sandpiper - winter visitor
Green Sandpiper - Tringa ochropus

Green Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper - Tringa ochropus

Gray Wagtail - winter visitor
Gray Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea 

Indian Pond-Heron - resident
Indian Pond-Heron - Ardeola grayii

Eurasian Crag-Martin - winter visitor
Eurasian Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne rupestris

Common Tailorbird - resident
Common Tailorbird - Orthotomus sutorius

Indian Silverbill - resident
Indian Silverbill - Euodice malabarica

Indian Silverbill
Indian Silverbill - Euodice malabarica

Indian Yellow Tit - resident
Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus 

Large-billed Crow - resident
Large-billed Crow - Corvus macrorhynchos 

Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen) resident
Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen) Falco peregrinus.

Sykes's Warbler - winter visitor
Sykes's Warbler - Iduna rama0F

Sykes's Warbler
Sykes's Warbler - Iduna rama0F

Woolly-necked Stork
Woolly-necked Stork - Ciconia episcopus 


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