Birds snapped last week of July 2021.

Posting some snaps taken from 18 July to the end of July 2021. From the sweltering heat of Abu Road, last week to overcast skies in Abu birding has had its own charm. It’s the time of the Munias, Oriental Honey-buzzard, Scaly-breasted Munia, Green Munia, Indian Silverbill, Oriental Honey-buzzard, Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen), Indian Yellow Tit, also the Pied Cuckoo and the Indian Blackbird are seen in Abu. Appreciate the collection and my observation of Mount Abu’s feathered friends.

"Green Avadavat,resident,sitting in my garden."

Green Avadavat - Sporaeginthus formosus

People locally know the Green Avadavat as "Haria" and also call it the Green Munia. The IUCH has classified this species as VULNERABLE. This petite bird with red eyes, a red beak green and yellow barred flanks of white and black make it a target for poachers.

The Green Avadavat (Munia)is the official mascot of Rajasthan's Mount Abu Sanctuary. To Southern Rajasthan, Central U.P, M.P, this bird is endemic, and some parts of Bihar and West Bengal. Today, people can easily spot this bird in Mount Abu, and birders from all over the world visit this place to capture images of this rare species.

Green Avadavat (Munia) Mount Abu July 2021.m4v

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'Scaly-breasted Munia, resident,portrait snot."

Scaly breasted Munia - Lonchura punctulata

Scaly-breasted Munia Mount Abu July 2021.m4v

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Indian White-eye - Zosterops palpebrosusIndian

"Oriental Magpie-Robin, sub-adult sitting on a clothes line."

Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis

Oriental Magpie-Robin Mount Abu July 2021.m4v

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"Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen),with its tail spread out like a fan."

Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen) Falco peregrinus

Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen) Mount Abu July 2021.m4v

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Ashy Prinia - Prinia socialis

Brown Rock Chat - Oenanthe fusca

"Common Myna, sitting amongst the leaves of a tree."

Common Myna - Acridotheres tristis

"House Sparrow, with a green grasshopper as prey."

House Sparrow - Passer domesticus

'Indian Silverbill, sitting on a hight tension wire."

Indian Silverbill - Euodice malabarica

"Indian Yellow Tit, perched on a stump."

Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus

'Indian Yellow Tit, collecting building matrial for nest."

Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus

Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus

Pied Cuckoo - Clamator jacobinus

Pied Cuckoo - Clamator jacobinus

'Purple Sunbird, Sitting on purple flowere shoe flower tree."

Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus

Purple Sunbird Territorial display and dispute July 2021 Mt Abu.m4v

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'Red-vented Bulbul, resident with prey."

Red-vented Bulbul - Pycnonotus cafer

Indian Pond-Heron - Ardeola grayii

"Oriental Honey-buzzard, soaring over head."

Oriental Honey-buzzard - Pernis ptilorhynchus

White-eyed Buzzard - Butastur teesa

Birding in The Abode of Gods August 2018.

Birds of August 2018. Mt Abu.

August is the month of average to heavy rainfall. This year, the rain gods did not bless our abode with their presence, as they were busy monitoring the rest of the country where sinners needed their much-awaited cleansing. In some parts of the country, cleansing was carried out in extreme measures. So much for the rain gods, let's get back to our birding in August in our hills.

The Green Munia, or Green Avadavat, fondly called the Haria here in Rajasthan, is the much-sought bird by birders worldwide. August is the best time to visit Mount Abu and add this coveted bird to your collection if you don't already have one. We see these beauties all over Abu in August in large numbers.

These are the few birds that I recorded in August 2018. They are Baya Weaver, Black Lored tit, Common Myna, Crested Bunting, Green Avadavat, House sparrow, Indian Robin, Indian Silverbill, Jacobin Cuckoo, Oriental Magpie Robin, Red-vented Bulbul, Red-wattled Lapwing, Rose-ringed parakeet, Rufous creepy, White Throated Kingfisher, White-spotted fantail, and the Yellow-eyed Babbler.

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