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Saturday, June 18, 2022

Birds of Mount Abu May 2022 mountabubirds.blogspot.com.

Birds at Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary in May.

This exclusive hill station experienced scorching day temperatures during the last week of May. They restricted bird movements to food and water and feeding fledglings. The shikra and large-billed crows continued preying on the birds 24/7. Here are some photographs I took during these periods. I hope you enjoy them. Have a nice day!

White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis

Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus

Brown Rock Chat - Oenanthe fusca

Common Myna - Acridotheres tristis

Green Bee-eater - Merops orientalis.

House Sparrow - Passer domesticus

Indian Pond-Heron - Ardeola grayii
Assuming breeding plumage.

Indian Robin - Copsychus fulicatus

Large-billed Crow - Corvus macrorhynchos

Laughing Dove - Streptopelia senegalensis

Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen) Falco peregrinus

Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen) Falco peregrinus

Red-whiskered Bulbul - Pycnonotus jocosus

Shikra - Accipiter badius

White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis

Friday, May 27, 2022

Birds of Mount Abu May 2022 mountabubirds.blogspot.com.

Birds at Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary in May.

The second week of May 22, Mount Abu suffered many forest fires erupting across the hillsides. The nesting season of birds and forest animals like snakes, chameleons, lizards, and land monitors is being disrupted by the wildfires.

As part of my everyday routine, I observed birds in my area. Here are some snaps I took during this time period.

Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis

Booted Eagle - Hieraaetus pennatus

Brahminy Starling - Sturnia pagodarum

Brown Rock Chat - Oenanthe fusca

Green Bee-eater - Merops orientalis

Indian Robin - Copsychus fulicatus

Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus

Oriental Honey-buzzard - Pernis ptilorhynchus

Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis

Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus

Red-vented Bulbul - Pycnonotus cafer

Red-whiskered Bulbul - Pycnonotus jocosus

Shikra - Accipiter badius

Spot-breasted Fantail - Rhipidura albogularis

Woolly-necked Stork - Ciconia episcopus

Thursday, March 4, 2021

Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary birds in Jan 2021.

Mount Abu Birds in the last week of January 2021.

The selection of photographs that I'm posting is from 22 Jan 2021 till 27 Jan 2021. 27 evening I had lest Mount Abu with my better half to stay the rest of the winter at sister's house in Abu Road. I Will comment more on my Abu Road birding and the adjoining villages and water bodies in my next post.