[BirdPhotoIndia] P.o.phoenicuroides

The Black Redstart ssp. Phoenicurus ochruros phoenicuroides was by far the most common breeding bird I saw in Ladakh. Saw more than 10 nests on this stretch before i stopped counting.

Here is the male in full breeding plumage with a beak load of grubs for the chicks. The pair just covered an area of less than 100 sq. mts returning to the nest every 10mins in turns for feed the chicks. Looking at the amount of food on each sortie its easy to imagine the voracious appetite of the chicks.

Note the grey crown of race found wintering in NW India

Ladakh, June 2010

Cheers,
Rajneesh
http://www.naturechronicles.com

Ladakh Photo Tour

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