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May 12

by Admin in Mysore 0 comments tags: 500 f4 fl, Alwan, art, Avian, Bangalore, Bird, birds, Digitalfrescos, male, Nikkor, Nikkor 500, Nikon, Nikon D500, Red Munia, With Nesting material

Red Munia – Male, With Nesting material, Bangalore

A cute sparrow sized bird that is found in the open fields and grass lands across Asia especially near water. The name of the Genus this bird belongs to is derived from the city of Ahmedabad, the capital of Gujarat state in India. The birds mainly feeds on grass seeds. You will easily observe a flock of these birds together and once in a while they do perch around and give you a split second opportunity frame them. The male bird wears the bright red plumage during the breeding time which is usually around the monsoon times. In areas around Bangalore it has been observed to have this plumage during October – November. The bird is seen here carrying a nesting material – a flower in the beak. The bird keeps collecting the nesting material until the chicks hatch and are ready to leave the nest.

May 12

by Admin in Mysore 0 comments tags: 500 f4, 500 f4 fl, Alwan, art, Avian, Bangalore, Bird, birds, Digitalfrescos, male, Nikkor, Nikkor 500, Nikon, Nikon D500, Red Munia

Red Munia – Male, Mysore

A cute sparrow sized bird that is found in the open fields and grass lands across Asia especially near water. The name of the Genus of Red Munia belongs to is derived from the city of Ahmedabad, the capital of Gujarat state in India. The birds mainly feeds on grass seeds. You will easily observe a flock of these birds together and once in a while they do perch around and give you a split second opportunity frame them. The male bird wears the bright red plumage during the breeding time which is usually around the monsoon times. In areas around Bangalore it has been observed to have this plumage during October – November.

Oct 16

by Admin in Bangalore 0 comments tags: 500 f4 fl, Alwan, art, Avian, Bangalore, Bird, black, black shouldered kite, black winged kite, BSK, D500, kite, Nikkor, Nikon, shouldered, winged, wings

Black-winged kite – Mounting

Here you could see the male about to mount on the female…more black winged kites soon :-). The black-winged kite (Elanus caeruleus) is a small diurnal bird of prey in the family Accipitridae best known for its habit of hovering over open grasslands in the manner of the much smaller kestrels. This kite is distinctive, with long-wings, white, grey and black plumage and owl like forward-facing eyes with ruby red irises.These are classified as least concern by IUCN.

Oct 16

by Admin in Chiplun 0 comments tags: 500 f4 fl, Alwan, art, Avian, backed, Bangalore, Bird, black, D500, dwarf, fisher, king, kingfisher, Nikkor, Nikon, odkf, oriental, oriental dwarf kingfisher, three toed, wings

Oriental dwarf kingfisher with Frog catch

The Oriental dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx erithaca), also known as the black-backed kingfisher or three-toed kingfisher, is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. The preferred habitat is small streams in densely shaded forests in the Konkan region of southwest India, it begins to breed with the onset of the southwest monsoon in June. The jewel of konkan is seen here with a frog catch. This is classified as least concern by IUCN.

Oct 16

Oriental dwarf kingfisher with Fungi frog catch

The Oriental dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx erithaca), also known as the black-backed kingfisher or three-toed kingfisher, is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. The preferred habitat is small streams in densely shaded forests in the Konkan region of southwest India, it begins to breed with the onset of the southwest monsoon in June. The jewel of konkan is seen here with a fungi frog catch. This is classified as least concern by IUCN.