Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Stork


White necked stork near Bhadbhada, in Bhopal

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Wagtail on Zen !


Wagtail on Zen's Bonnet !

Thursday, March 24, 2011

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

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Brahminy Myna on Palash Tree

Brahminy myna on palash tree at kaliasoot in Bhopal

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Little swift

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

Friday, March 18, 2011

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/

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

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.

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Plum headed parakeet


Plum headed parakeet on electric wires at Kaliasoot in Bhopal

Friday, March 4, 2011

Northern Pintail


Northern Pintail at Kanha

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Hoope, colourful bird

Hoope clicked at Kaliasoot

Saturday, February 19, 2011

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

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Meeting in progress



Red vented bulbuls in Bhopal

Friday, February 4, 2011

Bee eater


Bee eater at Bhopal

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Osprey

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

Grey heron


At avairy section in Van Vihar, Bhopal

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Indian Silverbills

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

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Sunday, January 9, 2011

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......

Monday, January 3, 2011

Whistling teals !



Painted stork with whistling teals

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

Saturday, January 1, 2011

New year images


Indian Silverbills kissing and Lesser whistling teals cuddling together !