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Thursday, August 23, 2018

Birds of Mount Abu Photos February 2018. mountabubirds.blogspot.com

Birding in Mount Abu February 2018.

I was away for most of the month of Feb 2018. I only returned on the 24 did take a few snaps of the birds around the house. To see more bird of Mt.Abu during Feb click on the links I’ve posted at the bottom.

Black-lored Tit Parus xanthogenys aplonotus

Chestnut-shouldered Petronia Gymnoris xanthocollis

Common Buzzard Buteo buteo - In flight from below

Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus - In flight

House Sparrow Passer domesticus indicus - Male

Indian Robin Saxicoloides fulicatus cambaiensis - Female

Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis cambayensis

Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca halimodendri

Plain Prinia Prinia inornata

Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri borealis - Male

White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis albogularis

To see More birds of Mt. Abu Click

FEBRUARY

Birds of Abu Feb 2014

Thursday, January 26, 2017

Photo Galleries Pareij wetlands continuation mountabubirds.blogspot.com

Pareij wetlands birders delight

I'm back with some more birds to feast your eyes on. Do give a thumbs up if you have enjoyed my amateur photography.

Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus - in flight

Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus chloropus - Adult

Common Snipe Gallinago (My first)

Common Snipe Gallinago

Common Snipe Gallinago ( I was hoping to see the Painted Snipe)

Crested Lark Galerida cristata chendoola

Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla

Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus - Non-breeding adult

Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus - Adult

Grey Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus pondicerianus - Adult

Grey Heron Ardea cinerea cinerea - Adult

Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis - Immature

Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo - Female

Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis affinis

Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis - Adult

To be continued to keep watching.

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Photo Galleries Birds around the house 1 March to the 15 March 2014. mountabubirds.blogspot.com

One cannot ignore the call of the wild.

Oh, how I long to be deep inside the forest. My inner beast craves the untamed beauty of the wilderness, yearning to roam freely and find solace in nature's embrace. But for now, I must remind myself of a simple truth: “Be happy with the little mercies strewn your way.” It’s a Christian philosophy that resonates deeply in moments like these.

It’s a rare privilege to sit under the open sky and watch birds and bees. Even though I can’t go into the woods yet, these small, commonplace encounters bring me comfort. Each bird that flits into view feels like a gentle reminder of nature’s boundless beauty, even within the confines of our daily lives.

The forest will call me back soon, and I will return with unrestrained joy. Until then, let me share with you the winged wonders that have come my way. Here are some cherished photos of the birds that visit my humble abode—a testament to the untamed spirit that persists, even in the smallest corners of our world.

Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis stewarti

Brahminy Starling Sturnus pagodarum

I'm all set for the summer

Brahminy Starling Sturnus pagodarum

The Tower of Babel

Brown Rock-chat Cercomela fusca - Adult

Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus

Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius guzuratus

Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus percnopterus - Minni Nakki

(In the early sixties till the late seventies, it was very common for them to nest behind St. Mary's School.) Then they disappeared. I recorded a solitary pair in 2005 and then again in 2009, a single bird. This year, I recorded one in Torna and the other at Minni Nakki.

Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus percnopterus - Minni Nakki

Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis orientalis

Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea

House Sparrow Passer domesticus indicus - Female

House Sparrow Passer domesticus indicus - Female bathing
Gosh the water was cold

House Sparrow Passer domesticus indicus - Female bathing
Got to Please Her

House Sparrow Passer domesticus indicus - Male
Remember, 20 March is Sparrow Day

Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii

Indian Robin Saxicoloides fulicatus

Indian Robin Saxicoloides fulicatus cambaiensis - Female

Jungle Babbler Turdoides striata - With Prey

Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos

Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca

Little Heron Butorides striata javanica

Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis erimelas - Male

Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus palpebrosus

Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

The Peregrine Falcon, also known as the Shaheen Falcon, appears uncommon or rare.

Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus asiaticus - Male in breeding

Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus - Male in breeding

Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus - Eclipse

Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus - Male in Breeding Plumage

Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer bengalensis

Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus

White Wagtail Motacilla alba personal - Adult male in breeding

White Wagtail Motacilla alba personata - Adult male in breeding

White-capped Bunting Emberiza stewarti - Adult

(Winter visitor. Uncommon. Five birds were seen at Salgaon on 20/01/2002, and three were seen in the Sanctuary on 21/01/2002. Not recorded by Butler(1875). Indian Vol 2 (March-April 2006) This bird I photographed in Achalgarh Area on the 5th March 2014.

White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis

( Recorded a pair in Torna on 14 March 14. Uncommon. I don't know if anyone has recorded this bird in Abu previously. This is the first time I have observed this species in all my years of birding in Mount Abu.