Showing posts with label aerial sallies. Show all posts
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Tuesday, February 12, 2019

White-spotted fantail Birds of Mount Abu JANUARY 2019 mountabubirds.blogspot.com

White-spotted fantail Rhipidura albogularis

31 January 2019.


White-spotted fantail Rhipidura albogularis

White-spotted fantail Rhipidura albogularis

White-spotted fantail Rhipidura albogularis

Mount Abu's fascinating dancer: The White-spotted fantail,
This little small daredevil, with its white spots on its breast,
Dances away and fanning the insects in its wake, its aerial sallies
Not be match for the for the tiny insects that are gobbled up in every launch that it makes.
The birder with his camera has to keep pace, to get that prized picture 
Of this species, with the white brow, and slim white collar and fan like tail.

White-spotted fantail Over the years
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The White-spotted fantail is a residential bird of Abu. It's very commonly seen here. In the nesting period, it's one of the most fearsome daredevils I've seen. It chases any bird even the fearsome Shikra if it enters its realm.
To know more on this AWESOME species click:Here


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