Oct 15
by Admin in Bangalore 0 comments tags: Alwan, art, Avian, Bangalore, Bird, black, Nikon, Nikon D750, stork, Tamron, Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD, wings, wooly necked stork

Wooly necked storks

The woolly-necked stork is a medium-sized stork at 75–92 cm tall. The iris is deep crimson or wine-red. The stork is glistening black overall with a black “skull cap”, a downy white neck which gives it its name. The lower belly and under-tail coverts are white, standing out from the rest of the dark colored plumage. The woolly-necked stork or whitenecked stork (Ciconia episcopus) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae.This is classified as vulnerable as per IUCN.
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Oct 15
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Red spurfowl

The red spurfowl (Galloperdix spadicea) is a member of the pheasant family and is endemic to India. It is a bird of forests, and is quite secretive despite its size. It has a distinctive call and is often hard to see except for a few seconds when it flushes from the undergrowth. It appears reddish and like a long-tailed partridge. The bare skin around the eye is reddish. The legs of both males and females have one or two spurs, which give them their name.The species is found in scrub, dry and moist-deciduous forests often in hilly country. They are found south of the Ganges across India. They prefer areas with good undergrowth. This is classified as least concern by IUCN. Forest hills at Masinagudi is a very good place to record this bird.
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Sep 02
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DF WildKids Magazine – September 2016

DF WildKids October 2016 edition will be published shortly. Dear Kids, Welcome to DF WildKids Magazine September 2016 video edition. Now, enjoy watching your DF WildKids video magazine and write your feedback to us and win amazing prizes!  Click on the play button to play the video magazine! Your player may take 10-20 seconds to load. Pause the video, if you need more time to read then play to move further. In this same page you could see your favorite puzzles too! Happy Watching!   Your browser does not support the video tag. Welcome to Puzzles and Quiz section of DF WildKids Magazine. In this page, every month new puzzles are added in all the following sections and you could play them any time. Happy Puzzling! Click on the images to play puzzles and Quiz. Write your comments / suggestions here.. DF WildKids Magazine – September 2016 – Video Version Contents: Editors Talk – Write your feedback and win prizes! Slide Show of this Month From a Birder’s Diary Amazing Facts Jungle Safari with Benny the Little Bear …  Hi, I’m Benny the Little Bear! Are you ready for a jungle safari?  Lets Go! The scientific name of Mongoose is […]
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Aug 21
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Lesser golden-backed woodpecker

This is a woodpecker found widely distributed in the Indian subcontinent. This is a female black-rumped flameback (lesser golden-backed) woodpecker. The female can be identified because the red in its crown does not reach forward till its forehead. The forehead is black and white in female birds whilst the male can be identified easily if the red crown extends till the forehead. This bird has white markings on black near the shoulder region. So the black-rumped flamebacks has patterned wings.The similar looking greater flameback has plain golden yellow wings. The rump i.e. the lower back above the tail of the bird, is black as their name suggests. In the greater flameback birds, the rump is red.
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Aug 21
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Black-rumped flameback woodpecker

This is a woodpecker found widely distributed in the Indian subcontinent. This is a female black-rumped flameback (lesser golden-backed) woodpecker. The female can be identified because the red in its crown does not reach forward till its forehead. The forehead is black and white in female birds whilst the male can be identified easily if the red crown extends till the forehead. This bird has white markings on black near the shoulder region. So the black-rumped flamebacks has patterned wings.The similar looking greater flameback has plain golden yellow wings. The rump i.e. the lower back above the tail of the bird, is black as their name suggests. In the greater flameback birds, the rump is red.
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