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Showing posts with label Black Drongo. Show all posts

Sunday, February 2, 2020

Birds of Mount Abu January 2020. mountabubirds.blogspot.com

Birding  3rd week of January 2020. Mt.Abu 

Our winters have set in days are pleasant as night is nippy, with temperatures falling below 10 degrees. Appreciate my small collection of birds during this period.
15 January 2020.
"Ashy Drongo - Dicrurus leucophaeus , winter visitor, flying."
Ashy Drongo - Dicrurus leucophaeus 

"Ashy Drongo - Dicrurus leucophaeus, soaring through the air."
Ashy Drongo - Dicrurus leucophaeus 

"Ashy Prinia - Prinia socialis,displaying territorial behaviour."
Ashy Prinia - Prinia socialis

"Black Redstart - Phoenicurus ochruros, perched on a stump, winter visitor."
Black Redstart - Phoenicurus ochruros 

"Indian Robin - Copsychus fulicatus, resident seen commonly in the garden."
Indian Robin - Copsychus fulicatus

16 January 2020.

"Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus,perched on the tower."
Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus


"Spot-breasted Fantail - Rhipidura albogularis, displaying its beautiful fan like tail."
Spot-breasted Fantail - Rhipidura albogularis

"Spot-breasted Fantail - Rhipidura albogularis, displaying its beautiful fan like tail."
Spot-breasted Fantail - Rhipidura albogularis

"White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens, resident sitting on a branch."
White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens

"White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens, with prey sitting on a wire."
White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens

"White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens, sitting on a wire."
White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens

17 January 2020.

"Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis, flying overhead."
Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis

"Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus, winter visitor, soaring through the air."
Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus

"Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus, winter visitor, soaring through the air."
Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus

"Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus, winter visitor, soaring through the air."
Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus

"White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens , resident perched on wire."
White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens 

"White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens , resident perched on wire."
White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens 

18 January 2020.

"Black Redstart - Phoenicurus ochruros ,common winter visitor sitting on a cable."
Black Redstart - Phoenicurus ochruros  

"Black Redstart - Phoenicurus ochruros, perched on a rock."
Black Redstart - Phoenicurus ochruros  

"House Sparrow - Passer domesticus - Female.common resident."
House Sparrow - Passer domesticus - Female

"House Sparrow - Passer domesticus - Male,perched on a cable."
House Sparrow - Passer domesticus - Male

"Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis,common resident sitting on garden fence."
Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis

"Yellow-throated Sparrow - Gymnoris xanthocollis - Male, resident
Yellow-throated Sparrow - Gymnoris xanthocollis - Male

"Yellow-throated Sparrow - Gymnoris xanthocollis - Female, sitting on a branch."
Yellow-throated Sparrow - Gymnoris xanthocollis - Female

19 January 2020.

"Black Drongo - Dicrurus macrocercus, winter visitor, with prey."
Black Drongo - Dicrurus macrocercus 

"Brahminy Starling - Sturnia pagodarum, resident,sitting on a branch."
Brahminy Starling - Sturnia pagodarum

"Brahminy Starling - Sturnia pagodarum, resident, a pair calling."
Brahminy Starling - Sturnia pagodarum

"Brahminy Starling - Sturnia pagodarum, vocalising a tune to the other bird."
Brahminy Starling - Sturnia pagodarum

"Brahminy Starling - Sturnia pagodarum, vocalising a tune to the other bird."
Brahminy Starling - Sturnia pagodarum

"Brahminy Starling - Sturnia pagodarum, vocalising a tune to the other bird."
Brahminy Starling - Sturnia pagodarum

20 January 2020.

"Dusky Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne concolor, resident soaring through the sky."
Dusky Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne concolor 

"Dusky Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne concolor, resident soaring through the sky."
Dusky Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne concolor 

"Indian Silverbill - Euodice malabarica,flock displaying courtship behavior."
Indian Silverbill - Euodice malabarica

"Long-legged Buzzard - Buteo rufinus, winter visitor not so common, soaring."
Long-legged Buzzard - Buteo rufinus

"Long-legged Buzzard - Buteo rufinus, flying overhead."
Long-legged Buzzard - Buteo rufinus

"White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens, perched on a wire."
White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens

"White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens, perched on a wire."
White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens

"White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens,with prey sitting on a cable."
White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens

"White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens,perched on a cable."
White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens

21 January 2020.

"Little Egret - Egretta garzetta, resident flying."
Little Egret - Egretta garzetta

"Little Egret - Egretta garzetta, flying overhead."
Little Egret - Egretta garzetta

"Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach, spreading his wings."
Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach 

"Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach, ruffling his feathers."
Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach 



Sunday, December 15, 2019

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

Mount Abu Birds in December 2019.

14 December 2019.

Our winter has arrived, and night temperatures have dropped below 10 degrees. Day temperatures are nice to cool, but if there is a breeze, it gets a bit uncomfortable, especially while holding a camera for lengthy periods of time. Please enjoy the images I've shot.

Black Drongo
Black Drongo - Dicrurus macrocercus

Black Stork
Black Stork - Ciconia nigra

Gray Wagtail
Gray Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea

Greenish Warbler
Greenish Warbler - Phylloscopus trochiloides 

Greenish Warbler
Greenish Warbler - Phylloscopus trochiloides 

Indian Pond-Heron
Indian Pond-Heron - Ardeola grayi
( The patient preditor )

Indian Pond-Heron
Indian Pond-Heron - Ardeola grayi

Indian Pond-Heron
Indian Pond-Heron - Ardeola grayi

Long-tailed Shrike
Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach- regurgitating  

Long-tailed Shrike
Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach- regurgitating  

15 December 2019.

Ashy Prinia
Ashy Prinia - Prinia socialis 


Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo 
(wonderful flip )

Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo 

Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo 
( Complete somersault )

Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo 

Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo 

Greenish Warbler
Greenish Warbler - Phylloscopus trochiloides

Indian Robin
Indian Robin - Copsychus fulicatus 

Indian Yellow Tit
Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus

Laughing Dove
Laughing Dove - Streptopelia senegalensis  


16 December 2019.
temperature gauge
Tem Mt Abu 16 Dec 19
Tomorrow will be a frosty morn.

Gray Wagtail
Gray Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea

Greater Coucal
Greater Coucal - Centropus sinensis 

Long-legged Buzzard
Long-legged Buzzard - Buteo rufinus

Long-legged Buzzard
Long-legged Buzzard - Buteo rufinus

Rose-ringed Parakeet
Rose-ringed Parakeet - Psittacula krameri

17 December 2019

Ashy Prinia
Ashy Prinia - Prinia socialis

Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo

Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo


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