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Aug 21

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White-headed Babbler

The yellow-billed babbler or white-headed babbler is a member of the Leiothrichidae family endemic to southern India and Sri Lanka. The yellow-billed babbler is a common resident breeding bird in Sri Lanka and southern India.

Aug 21

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Little green bee eater

An insect feeder – mainly feeds on honey bees and other bees / flying insects. The bird makes a quick sorties catches the insect mid air and feeds on them. The long black beak helps in catching the insects mid air. This is classified as least concern but habitat loss and lesser number of bees / bee population decline is a concern. This bird is found in the open grass lands across Asia and Africa.

Aug 21

by Admin in Bangalore 0 comments tags: Alwan, art, Avian, Bangalore, Bird, black, magpie, male, Nikon, Nikon D750, Oriental magpie robin, robin, Tamron, Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD, wings

Oriental magpie robin male

This is an male oriental mapie robin. The male has glossy blue-black upperparts, head, throat and upper breast. Long tail is black, with white outer feathers. Wings are black with two bold, long, white wing bars. Underparts are white. The female is differentiated from the male by dull dark grey instead black on the same body parts. This bird is commonly found in in parks and gardens, cultivated areas and open woodlands. It also frequents human habitation surroundings. The main food for this bird is ground insects, worms, snails. It is the national bird of Bangladesh.

Aug 21

by Admin in Bangalore 0 comments tags: Alwan, art, Avian, Bangalore, Bird, black, black-headed, colored, headed, munia, Nikon, Nikon D750, Tamron, Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD, Tri colored, wings

Tricoloured munia

Tricolored munia just after taking a dip in the water, as you can see from the tiny droplets on the feather of the bird. A small cute bird of roughly 12 cm in length. They feed on grains like grass seeds, rice, millet. They feed from the ground or use their claws to climb the grass blades and feed from the seed heads. Seen around swamps, marshes, grass land, rice fields. These birds lives together in small / large flocks. It is sometimes observed to use the nest of streaked weaver.

Aug 21

Black headed munia

Tricolored munia just about to take a dip in the water. A small cute bird of roughly 12 cm in length. They feed on grains like grass seeds, rice, millet. They feed from the ground or use their claws to climb the grass blades and feed from the seed heads. Seen around swamps, marshes, grass land, rice fields. These birds lives together in small / large flocks. It is sometimes observed to use the nest of streaked weaver.