Thursday, May 13, 2010

Masinagudi

Fantastic haul from the weekend trip to Masinagudi.

103. Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach)
LongtailedShrike

104. Plain Flowerpecker (Dicaeum concolor)
PlainFlowerpecker

105.Thick-billed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum agile)
ThickBilledFlowerpecker

106. Pale-billed Flowerpecker or Tickell's Flowerpecker (Dicaeum erythrorhynchos)
Considering that this is one of the smallest birds in the sub-continent -it's all of 8 cms - I'm very proud of this picture. I think this one was guarding her chicks.

Update on 8-Aug-2010: I replaced the original picture with this one taken in Chikmagalur.
TickellsFlowerpecker


107. Brahminy Starling (Sturnia pagodarum)
BrahminyStarling

108. Rufous Woodpecker (Micropternus brachyurus)
You can barely make out the shape of this bird in this photograph, but I'm still shamelessly putting this up on my blog because I spent nearly half an hour trying to get a picture and because this is the first time I saw this bird.
RufousWoodpecker

109. Plum-headed Parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala)
These parakeets fly like low-flying missiles dodging obstacles with the most fascinating technique.
PlumheadedParakeet