Birds of Mount Abu April 2020 mountabubirds.blogspot.com

Birding during LOCKDOWN Mount Abu 2020

Continuing my posting of birds photographed in April 2020. The lockdown is still in place.

Oriental Honey-buzzard 

Oriental Honey-buzzard Mount Abu.m4v

Oriental Magpie-Robin 

Oriental Magpie-Robin 

Oriental Magpie-Robin 

Osprey

Osprey 
My observation of this species here in Mount Abu is indeed 
A RARE one. I'm not sure if any others have recorded it 

Birder. This is my third fleeting observation of this bird.

Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen) 

Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen) 

Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen) 

Purple Sunbird 

Purple Sunbird 

Red-rumped Swallow 

Red-rumped Swallow 

Red-rumped Swallow 

Red-rumped Swallow 

Red-rumped Swallow

Red-vented Bulbul territorial dispute

Red-vented Bulbul territorial dispute

Red-vented Bulbul territorial dispute

Red-whiskered Bulbul

Red-whiskered Bulbul 

Red-whiskered Bulbul 

Red-wattled Lapwing and Daman snake
A real fearsome protector of its territory tackles the snakes,
mongoose and other predators that enter its territory 

Red-wattled Lapwing and  Daman snake

Red-wattled Lapwing and  Daman snake

Red-wattled Lapwing and  Daman snake

Rose-ringed Parakeet 

Shikra

Shikra

Shikra

Shikra

Spot-breasted Fantail 

Spot-breasted Fantail 

Spotted Dove

White-breasted Waterhen

White-breasted Waterhen

Woolly-necked Stork 

Woolly-necked Stork 

Yellow-eyed Babbler

Yellow-eyed Babbler 

Yellow-throated Sparrow

Birds of Mount Abu Birds in June 2019 mountabubirds.blogspot.com

Birding in June 2019. Mount Abu.

June in Abu provides a respite to birders who come from the scorching heat of the plains. Morning and evening are ideal for birding as it's not too hot. It's the month when the Honey Buzzards are most active in Abu. While traversing the jungle trails, birders can find Gray jungle fowl, Red spurfowl, and Green Avadavat. Because of a few pre-monsoon showers this year, Abu was a wonderful sight to behold. Mother Nature had cloaked Abu's hillsides with all the hues of greenery.  Appreciate the small compilation of bird snaps taken in June 2019.  

3 June 2019.

Oriental Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus 

Oriental Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus 

Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis  - Male 

Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus episcopus

4 June 2019.

Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii 

Oriental Honey-buzzard - Pernis ptilorhynchus 

Oriental Honey-buzzard - Pernis ptilorhynchus 

Oriental Honey-buzzard - Pernis ptilorhynchus 

Red-wattled Lapwing - Vanellus indicusLittle  - Chick

6 June 2019.

Red-wattled Lapwing adult with chicks 

Red-wattled Lapwing adult with chicks 

7 June 2019.

Ashy Prinia - Prinia socialis

Ashy Prinia - Prinia socialis

8 June 2019.

Green Avadavat - Sporaeginthus formosus

Green Avadavat - Sporaeginthus formosus

Green Avadavat - Sporaeginthus formosus

Little Cormorant - Microcarbo niger

Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus 

Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus 

9 June 2019.

Red-wattled Lapwing - Vanellus indicusLittle- Juvenile

Shikra - Accipiter badius

Spot-breasted Fantail - Rhipidura albogularis