Saturday, September 18, 2010

Fwd: (delhibirdpix) Grey Hypocolius (Hypocolius ampelinus) Kutch- Gujarat on 08th Jan.,2010

1st Photo's date 8-01-2010 and 2nd Photo's date was 30-Nov.2009

They (Grey Hypocolius) are regular winter visitors to the Kutch region of western India and vagrants have been noted as far south as Kihim near Bombay.It is found in woodland and scrub in arid and semiarid regions, especially river valleys near deserts, as well as in irrigated and cultivated areas with trees, such as palm groves and gardens.



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Grey Hypocolius (Hypocolius ampelinus)  Kutch- Gujarat on 08th Jan.,2010


The Hypocolius or Grey Hypocolius (Hypocolius ampelinus) is a small passerine bird species. This slender and long tailed bird is found in the dry semi-desert region of northern Africa, Arabia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and western India.
They comes as winter visitor  only in Banni Grassland, Kutch (Gujarat) in mid of November. and live here up to March every year.
They fly in flocks and forage feeds on fruits of Salvadora Persica (toothbrush tree).

Equipments :- Canon EOS 350D with Tamron 200-400mm Lens

Veer Vaibhav Mishra
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Equipments :- Canon EOS 350D with Tamron 200-400mm Lens

Veer Vaibhav Mishra
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