Birds of Mount Abu 3 week of June 2021.

Birding during this period was low key. Overcast skies and sultry afternoon sun kept me indoors most of the time. We are still in lockdown as the second wave is still to be contained. Appreciate the small collection I have put together.

Black-rumped Flameback - Dinopium benghalense

Brahminy Starling - Sturnia pagodarum

Common Tailorbird - Orthotomus sutorius

Greater Coucal - Centropus sinensis

House Sparrow - Passer domesticus

Indian Peafowl - Pavo cristatus

Indian White-eye - Zosterops palpebrosus

Large-billed Crow - Corvus macrorhynchos

Laughing Dove - Streptopelia senegalensis

Little Swift - Apus affinis

Oriental Honey-buzzard - Pernis ptilorhynchus

Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis

Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus

Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus

Red-rumped Swallow - Cecropis daurica

Red-wattled Lapwing - Vanellus indicus

Rose-ringed Parakeet - Psittacula krameri

Shikra - Accipiter badius

Woolly-necked Stork - Ciconia episcopus

Birding during the Second Wave of COVID-19 in Raj IN.

Before I post my blog, a glimpse of the Pandemic and the destruction in the Second Wave of the Pandemic

India has world' highest toll for a 10-day span

India has the world' highest toll for a 10-day span

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To contain the runaway surge of COVID-19, the Rajasthan government will impose a complete lockdown from 5 a.m. on 10 May to May 24.

Birding in the first week of May 2021 was low-key, as during the day the UV in Abu is high because of its elevation. My backyard birding during this second wave was early morning or late evening. If I spotted a buzzard or an eagle during the day, it was a bonus. Appreciate my observations and collection of birds photographed during this period. I see hard days ahead for us common folks in the months to come.