Thursday, February 18, 2010

Short-toed Eagle

90. Short-toed Eagle (Circaetus gallicus)
I spotted this raptor flying over Dibbemane estate near Mysore. Tried to chase him, but he was in the mood to climb higher.
UnknownRaptor

Sunday, February 7, 2010

KokkarebeLLur

Kokkarebellur is a magical place. Every September this village is visited by a sizable population of Pelicans and Painted Storks who roost on the trees within this village. It's heartwarmingly bizarre that they prefer to nest inside the village and not anywhere outside. Humans and birds have established a relationship that I haven't seen anywhere else.
Here are the poster boys of this unique ecosystem- Painted Stork and Spot-billed Pelican, both classified as "Near Threatened".

77. Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala)
PaintedStork

78. Spot-billed Pelican (Pelecanus philippensis
)
SpotBilledPelican

79. Black Ibis (Pseudibis papillosa)
Original updated by a picture shot near Channapatna
















A raptor that ought to have been in this list a long time ago
80. Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
BlackKite
Black kite in flight
PariahKite

81. Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus): Winter visitor to the sub-continent, seemed very wary and shy unlike the green bee-eater.
BlueTailedBeeEater

82. Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
WoodSandpiper

83.Indian BushLark (Mirafra erythroptera)
IndianBushlark

84.Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica): Probably the most widespread of the swallows. Once again, I'm resigned about ever photographing a swallow that's NOT perched on a wire.
BarnSwallow

Replaced that with a photo taken in Sri Lanka
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Here are some small birds
85.Clamorous Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus stentoreus)
ClamorousReedWarbler

86. Purple-rumped Sunbird (Leptocoma zeylonica)
(Replaced with a snap from Chikmagalur)
Purple Rumped Sunbird

87. White-rumped Munia (Lonchura striata)
WhiteRumpedMunia

88. Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
YellowWagtail

89. Unidentified
Unidentified