Aug 21
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Baya Weaver, Female

This is an image of the Baya waver, female. The weaver birds are known for their nests which is a marvel to look at and admire. The nests are generally built on areas palm, acacia or other thorny varieties. These are primarily seed eaters, and their IUCN category is least concern. The female of the species is easily identified by the lack of the yellow crown on the head (more visible during breeding season). The build – beak etc are like munias and share quite a few of their habits. The role of the female in building the nests is nothing in the start but once she inspects and accepts a nest and the male as the mate, it is the female bird which completes the nest.
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Aug 21
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Scaly breasted munia

This is another tiny 11-12 centimeter bird with a large black stubby, conical beak is a predominantly feeds on grass seeds, millet, rice etc. They have adopted to feeding off tall weeds and even those seeds that have fallen off on the grounds. They are a social species known to roost together and are also seen with a flock of other munias too. They usually feed together and initially a few birds will move ahead and then a few of the other set of birds move. These birds are known with different names such as Spice finch, Nutmeg mannikin etc. These are marked as least concern as per IUCN. These birds are caught for pet trade.
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Aug 21
by Admin in Bangalore 0 comments tags: Alwan, art, Avian, Bangalore, bellied, Bird, munia, Nikon, Nikon D750, scaly, Scaly Bellied Munia, Scaly Breasted Munia, Tamron, Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD, wings

Scaly breasted munia

This is another tiny 11-12 centimeter bird with a large black stubby, conical beak is a predominantly feeds on grass seeds, millet, rice etc. They have adopted to feeding off tall weeds and even those seeds that have fallen off on the grounds. They are a social species known to roost together and are also seen with a flock of other munias too. They usually feed together and initially a few birds will move ahead and then a few of the other set of birds move. These birds are known with different names such as Spice finch, Nutmeg mannikin etc. These are marked as least concern as per IUCN. These birds are caught for pet trade.
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Aug 21
by Admin in Bangalore 0 comments tags: Alwan, art, Avian, Bangalore, Bird, dove, Laughing, Laughing dove, Nikon, Nikon D750, sunning, Tamron, Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD, wings

Laughing Dove

The name Laughing dove is because the call of this common bird of the backyard is like human laughter. The individual here is seen sunning itself with the wings open. The Laughing Doves are most easily identified by the distinctive rufous and black neck pattern. These doves mainly feeds on grass seeds, grains and sometimes small insects and termites. The laughing dove are monogamous – the pair lasts a lifetime, however in the case of a loss of a partner they do replace partners. They are classified as least concern by IUCN.
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May 28
by Admin in Bangalore 0 comments tags: Alwan, Avian, Bangalore, Bird, Digitalfrescos, Minivet, Nikon, Nikon D750, swinhoe, swinhoe's, swinhoe's minivet, Tamron, Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD, wild

Swinhoe’s minivet

Swinhoe’s minivet A first ever record of this species for Bangalore. We found this vagarant mixing with other minivets and glad to record this bird in Bangalore. Once we heard the sighting of this bird a quick check was made on the possible location and the next day morning (saturday) we were there to see if we can see this bird. We searched for an hour or so and then managed to sight this bird and also record a few images. Swinhoe’s minivet or brown-rumped minivet is a species of bird in the cuckooshrike family, Campephagidae. A bird that is commonly found in temperate forests, sub tropical or moist low land forests.
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