Common Babblers @ Bhopal

Common Babblers small, slim babbler with a long tail which is conspicious.

They are vociferous, found in groups of 6 - 20, in picture, seen at Shahpura lake of Bhopal

Oriental white eye

Sunbird

Thirsty stork

Pied cuckoo at van vihar, bhopal

Lesser Pied Kingfischer

Stork

White necked stork near Bhadbhada, in Bhopal

Wagtail on Zen !

Wagtail on Zen's Bonnet !

Rufous tree pie

 long tailed with a loud musical calls and is found in open scrub, agricultural areas, forests and also gardens. It is very adaptable, omnivorous and opportunistic in feeding.

Rufous Backed Shrike

Brahminy Myna on Palash Tree

Brahminy myna on palash tree at kaliasoot in Bhopal

Little swift

House swift on a wall of house in Nehru Nagar in Bhopal

Blog to mark World House Sparrow Day

bhopalbirds.blogspot.com has set up a new blog to spread awareness on our oldest friendly bird - house sparrow.

March 20 which is holi in India also marks second World House Sparrow day - a day on their name to raise concern on declining population of sparrows in Bhopal. The blog address is : http://www.bhopalsparrows.blogspot.com/

Little ringed plover

Little ringed plover near a pond in Hoshangabad

Oriental Magpie Robin at Kolar

Oriental Magpie Robin female and male at Swarn Jayanti Park, Kolar Road, Bhopal

Distinctive black and white pesserine birds with a long tail that is held upright as they forage on the ground or perch conspicuously.  Common birds in urban gardens of Bhopal and can be sited and recognised by their song call.

Shikra, the small raptor

Shikra (Accipiter badius) is a small raptor of the family Accipitridae. It is found in the range of habitats like forests, farmland and urban areas. Word shikra or shikara  means hunter in the Hindi language.

Red vented bulbuls caring for each other

Plum headed parakeet

Plum headed parakeet on electric wires at Kaliasoot in Bhopal

Northern Pintail

Northern Pintail at Kanha

Black headed Ibis

Coppersmith Barbet

Hoope, colourful bird

Hoope clicked at Kaliasoot

Tamia Birds

I was at Tamia in Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh recently and had clicked few pics of birds, have a look...

Crested Bunting

 Black shouldered kite

Egyptian vulture

Gold fronted Chloropsis

Meeting in progress

Red vented bulbuls in Bhopal

Bee eater

Bee eater at Bhopal

Osprey

Osprey - sitting at the fence, a long shot taken at Van Vihar, Bhopal

Grey heron

At avairy section in Van Vihar, Bhopal

Indian Silverbills

Indina Silverbills clicked on the way to Hallali Dam in Vidisha !

Purple sun bird

Pictured at Bhopal@anil

On the go - Rudy Shelduck !

On the go ! Rudy Shelduck, pictured at Bhopal's van vihar, whizzing away from the camera !

Little ringed plover

Pictured at Bhopal's Van Vihar

Great cormorants on trees of Van Vihar

Finally one can see flocks of large cormorants on the trees of Bhopal's Van Vihar......

Whistling teals !

Painted stork with whistling teals

Painted stork with whistling teals enjoying the sun on a chilly January morning !

New year images

Indian Silverbills kissing and Lesser whistling teals cuddling together !

Small minivets !

Pic @ Anil/ Van Vihar/ Bhopal/ Dec, 2010

The Small Minivets are common resident breeding bird in scrubs and jungle area.  The Small Minivet is 16 cm long with a strong dark beak and long wings. The male differs from most other common minivets by having grey, not glossy black, upperparts and head, and orange underparts, fading to yellow on the belly, orange tail edges, rump and wing patches. The female is grey above, with yellow underparts (including the face), tail edges, rump and wing patches. There is much racial variation.

Rufous tailed lark bird pictured in Kaliasoot

Blue flycatcher

The Tickell's Blue Flycatcher is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family clicked at Bhopal.

This is an insectivorous species which breeds in tropical southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka to Indonesia. They are blue on the upperparts and the throat and breast are rufous. They are found in dense scrub to forest habitats.  The Tickell's Blue Flycatcher breeds in dry forest, scrub, bamboo and gardens. The metallic song of the bird includes a series of clicks followed by five or six notes that end abruptly.

Winter Vistors of Bhopal !

Pictures of Rudy shelduck and painted stork which are sited mainly during winters in Bhopal. Down the years Bhopal has witnessed decline in migratory visitors ...... climate change could be one reason (the easy one to state) but neverthless growth in number of mobile towers in the city and decline in Bhopal wetlands due to huge construction actvitity happening in the city contributes to this decline...!!!

Rudy shelduck and river tern at kaliasoot

Painted stork at Van Vihar

Grey Backed Shrike

The Grey-backed Shrike (Lanius tephronotus) is a species of  bird in the laniidae family. It is found in India, Bamgladesh, China, Bhutan, Cambodia, Laos, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. Picture clicked at Kaliasoot, in Bhopal.

Black shouldered kite at Bhopal