MOUNT ABU BIRDS MY PERSONAL COLLECTION: Brown-headed Barbet

Birds of Mount Abu Birds July 2017.

After the sizzling hot months of May and June in the Abode of the Gods, July would seem the ideal month for tourists to visit the Abode. Let me assure you July is ok for a pleasant stay to avoid the blistering conditions of the plains, but it’s not an ideal place for birding, streams are dry, the forest is dry and pining for the monsoons. I've put together a small collection of birds photographed in the month of July.

Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus philippinus

Black-lored Tit Parus xanthogenys

Brown-headed Barbet Megalaima zeylanica caniceps

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis tristis

Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius maculicollis

Green Avadavat Amandava formosa

Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii

House Sparrow Passer domesticus - Female

House Sparrow Passer domesticus - Male

Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica

Jungle Babbler Turdoides striata striata - Adult

Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis cambayensis -basking

Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus - Male in flight with honey comb

Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus - In flight from below.

Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer humayuni

Shikra Accipiter badius badius - Male

Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis suratensis

White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus - Taking off

White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis - Adult

Birding in June 2017 Mount Abu

From a birder's point of view, Mount Abu is one hill station where the variety of birds falls short of expectations of viewing exotic birds like in other hill stations. June is a month when this small hill station crawls with visitors from all parts of India to escape the scorching summer of the plains. At this time of the year, birders are fortunate to get photographs of the endangered Green Avadavat (Munia). Other common birds native to Abu are Black-lored Tits, Brown-headed Barbet, Large-billed Crows, Shikras, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Black Bird and a variety of Prinia'.

I've put together a small collection of birds clicked in June hope you appreciate my handiwork.