Indian Birds Photography: August 2014

Sunday, August 31, 2014

(delhibirdpix) The Commoners - # 44.100 - Sarus Crane (Grus antigone) - 2014-272

WITH THE CORRECT 100TH IMAGE NOW. APOLOGIES.

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Saturday, 30th August, was another trip to Kherli-Hafijpur-Bilaspur-Bhatta-Parsaul area (45-70 SSE of Delhi) that we have discovered recently. The area has shown us more Sarus Cranes than the population estimated for the two districts of Ghaziabad and Gautam Budh Nagar (Noida,
Greater Noida and a lot more).

Here is another one - 100TH or A Century of Images of this bird that I have shared.

These include now an almost complete story - From a Dance, Nest, Eggs on Nest, Perched

on Nest to Incubate, Defence of Nest, Just Borns, A Few Days Olds, A Few Week Olds,

Young Ones a Few MonthsOld, Fledged, Juveniles and of course, any number of

Adults on Ground and in Flight. Some Videos too.

The Best is the Dance of Sarus, captured over 91 Seconds in about 80 odd frames

and then made in a Collage that has a Height of 1.5 Feet and Width of 19 Feet.

Cheers.

Anand Arya
353, Sector 15A
NOIDA 201301
INDIA
+ 91 98182 61909
www.anandarya.com
www.okhlabirdpark.com
"This is a copyrighted image. Not to be used for any purpose without prior permission."
Canon 1D M4 + 800mm

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(delhibirdpix) The Commoners - # 44.100 - Sarus Crane (Grus antigone) - 2014-272

These include now an almost complete story - From a Dance, Nest, Eggs on Nest, Perched

on Nest to Incubate, Defence of Nest, Just Borns, A Few Days Olds, A Few Week Olds,

Young Ones a Few MonthsOld, Fledged, Juveniles and of course, any number of

Adults on Ground and in Flight. Some Videos too.

The Best is the Dance of Sarus, captured over 91 Seconds in about 80 odd frames

and then made in a Collage that has a Height of 1.5 Feet and Width of 19 Feet.

(delhibirdpix) Eurasian Roller-Bhatti Mines-23.8.14

Regards!

Surya Prakash, Ph.D. ( Zoology),Member- BNHS, IBCN, WWF
Room # 219 C.C.I.F.
School of Life Sciences
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi 110067
INDIA
Phone (Work) 26704184

(delhibirdpix) The Migratory Passerines - # 18.09 - European Roller (Coracias garrulus) - 2014-271

First bird of this species seen after three years (being out of country during its migration through India).

Found three individuals this morning at Bilaspur (55 KMS SSE of Delhi), Greater Noida, U.P., India

at the newly found birding area.

Cheers.

Anand Arya
353, Sector 15A
NOIDA 201301
INDIA
+ 91 98182 61909
www.anandarya.com
www.okhlabirdpark.com
"This is a copyrighted image. Not to be used for any purpose without prior permission."
Canon 1DsM3 + 800mm

[BirdPhotoIndia] Yellow Wattled Lapwing(in flight)

Species:Yellow Wattled Lapwing(in flight)
Location: Mohanpur,Nadia,West Bengal,India.
Date: 31th. August, 2014

Regards

Suman Paul

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[BirdPhotoIndia] Blue-tailed Bee-eater

Species:Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Location: Mohanpur,Nadia,West Bengal,India.
Date: 31th. August, 2014

Regards

Suman Paul

[BirdPhotoIndia] Indian Silverbill-2

Species:Indian Silverbill
Location: Baidyabati,Hoogly,West Bengal,India.
Date: 24th. August, 2014

Regards

Suman Paul

[BirdPhotoIndia] Indian Silverbill-1

Species:Indian Silverbill
Location: Baidyabati,Hoogly,West Bengal,India.
Date: 24th. August, 2014

Regards

Suman Paul

(delhibirdpix) That Elusive Skulker

One of the most elusive of our Laughingthrushes, that i got after waiting for more than an hour on a hill-slope at Hilley in West Sikkim. It was constantly calling from inside the bush. At first I thought it was the more common Chestnut-crowned, but once it peered through the thickets to reveal its identity, and I noticed those unmistakable scales. I made up my mind not to leave the spot without taking its shots. I tried to conceal myself behind a bush, and finally this secretive bird came out in the open- just within a few feet. I had just got a glimpse of this bird at Kyangnosla Alpine Sanctuary of Sikkim in Oct-2009, but cudnt take a single shot owing to its extremely shy nature. So i m considering the species as a Lifer.

Scaly Laughingthrush- a Lifer
Location: Hilley. Sikkim.
9000 feet altitude.
May-2014
Canon 60D

Shantanu.

[BirdPhotoIndia] Great Barbet

Dear all,

Name of Bird: Great Barbet

Place of Capture: Satmile Village, Sikkim, India

Equipment used: Canon 7D + Canon 300 mm f/4

Date of Capture: 06/02/2014

Regards,

Subhasis Roy

Sikkim

[BirdPhotoIndia] Crimson-breasted Woodpecker

Dear all,

Name of Bird: Crimson-breasted Woodpecker

Place of Capture: Rangitnagar, Sikkim, India

Equipment used: Canon 7D + Canon 300 mm f/4

Date of Capture: 10/08/2014

Please confirm the ID. No other angle image.

Regards,

Subhasis Roy

Sikkim

[BirdPhotoIndia] Common Tailorbird

Dear all,

Name of Bird: Common Tailorbird

Place of Capture: Rangitnagar, Sikkim, India

Equipment used: Canon 7D + Canon 300 mm f/4

Date of Capture: 17/08/2014

Regards,

Subhasis Roy

Sikkim

[BirdPhotoIndia] Common Merganser

Dear all,

Name of Bird: Common Merganser

Place of Capture: Rangit Power Station, Sikkim, India

Equipment used: Canon 7D + Canon 300 mm f/4

Date of Capture: 25/01/2014

Sorry for the over size.

Regards,

Subhasis Roy

Sikkim

Saturday, August 30, 2014

[BirdPhotoIndia] Purple Sunbird- Hovering

Saw PSBs hovering today. Was wondering why, till I realised they are plucking spiders off their webs. In the morning the webs are intact, the spider having toiled all n ight long.

Jawaharnagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

30 August 2014

[BirdPhotoIndia] Shikra- Juvenile

Shikra Juvenile

Jawaharnagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

29 August 2014

Arijit

[BirdPhotoIndia] Common Iora female

Common Iora Female

18 August 2014

Aranya Kutir, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

Arijit

[BirdPhotoIndia] Common Iora

Common Iora Male

26 August 2014

Aranya Kutir, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

Arijit

(delhibirdpix) The Commoners - # 44.99 - Sarus Crane (Grus antigone) - 2014-270

Saturday, 30th August, was another trip to Kherli-Hafijpur-Bilaspur-Bhatta-Parsaul area (45-70 SSE of Delhi) that we have discovered recently. The area has shown us more Sarus Cranes than the population estimated for the two districts of Ghaziabad and Gautam Budh Nagar (Noida,
Greater Noida and a lot more).

Here is another one.

Cheers.

Anand Arya
353, Sector 15A
NOIDA 201301
INDIA
+ 91 98182 61909
www.anandarya.com
www.okhlabirdpark.com
"This is a copyrighted image. Not to be used for any purpose without prior permission."
Canon 1D M4 + 800mm

(delhibirdpix) The Commoners - # 63.02 - Lesser Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna javanica) - 2014-268

Possibly for the first time that I had been able to 'photograph the train', yet was hoping one of the chicks

would take a ride on the back of the dad/mom but no. Mom/Dad were smart enough to soon hide the

chicks and did not let me make a Video.

Taken this morning at Bilaspur (50KMs SSE of Delhi), Greater Noida, U.P., India

Cheers.

(delhibirdpix) The Migratory Passerines - # 18.08 - European Roller (Coracias garrulus) - 2014-267

Seeing the bird after three years (being out of country during its migration through India).

Found three individuals this morning at Bilaspur (55 KMS SSE of Delhi), Greater Noida, U.P., India

at the newly found birding area.

Cheers.

[BirdPhotoIndia] Purple Swamphen- Feeding

Common Name- Porphyrio porphyrio
Name of species- Purple Swamphen
Family- Rallidae
Photo taken on- 6 Feb,2008
At- Jamwa Ramgarh Sanctury, Jaipur, Rajastan, India
Description- Feeding

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[BirdPhotoIndia] Pied Avocet- Flock in flight

Common Name- Recurvirostra avosetta
Name of species- Pied Avocet
Family- Charadriidae
Photo taken on- 26 Feb,2011
At- Chandlai, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Description- Flock in flight

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(delhibirdpix) The Commoners - # 148.01 - Streak-throated Swallow (Hirundo fluvicola) - 2014-266

"Who is this guy photographing us without a royalty or modelling fee?" seem to discuss

these Streak-throated Swallows.

Taken this morning at Parsaul (65km SSE of Delhi) at the newly found wetlands and birding

area in Greater Noida, U.P., India.

Cheers.

[BirdPhotoIndia] Red Avadavat (Male) in breeding plumage

ID: Red Munia/ Red Avadavat Male in breeding plumage

Location : Barasat,North Kolkata suburb

Date : 30 August 2014

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Thanks and regards,
Subhajit Chaudhuri

(delhibirdpix) Birds of the Eastern Himalayas- a collage

Birds of the Eastern Himalayas-

sharing a Collage of the various bird species that I got during my twenty days' long solo birding-trip to the hills of West Sikkim and Lava last May.
I have compiled the shots of 33 bird species (excluding commoners) in the collage- which i have already posted in this forum in the last three months- from 1st June to 30th August.
Thanks a lot to all my facebook birder-friends and india nature watch friends for the appreciation and encouragement. It was quite difficult to get close shots of some of these secretive and elusive hill birds. And I could get their shots after a long wait. All the pics shot with Canon 60D Sigma 150-500mm lens. There are many more species and shots to come.
The bird species displayed in the collage are as follows- (zigzag way)
Please view full-screen.

1. Golden Babbler- lifer
2. Red-billed Blue Magpie
3. Black-throated tit
4. Green-tailed Sunbird
5. White-browed Fulvetta- Lifer
6. Rufous Sibia
7. Yellow-bellied Fantail- Lifer
8. Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler- Lifer
9. Himalayan Black Bulbul.
10. Red-tailed Minla
11. Blue-winged Siva.
12. Rusty-fronted barwing- Lifer.
13. Rufous-throated Wren Babbler- Lifer
14. Black-throated Parrotbill - Lifer
15. Golden-breasted Fulvetta-Lifer
16. Black-faced warbler- Lifer
17. Small Niltava
18. Black-eared Shrike Babbler- Lifer.
19. Stripe-throated Yuhina- Lifer.
20. White-browed Shrike babbler- Lifer.
21. Rufous-fronted Tit- Lifer
22. Rufous-capped Babbler
23. Hill Prinia (Black-throated Prinia)- Lifer.
24. Striated Bulbul- Lifer.
25. Brown Parrotbill-Lifer.
26. Yellow-billed Blue Magpie- Lifer
27. Yellow-cheeked Tit
28. Broad-billed Warbler- Lifer
29. Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush- Lifer.
30. Rufous-vented Tit- Lifer
31. Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush
32. Grey Bushchat.
33. Spotted Laughingthrush- Lifer

Have a lovely weekend

Shantanu.

(delhibirdpix) Few from home birding

A Green Sandpiper from Parsaul, (50 KMs SSE of Delhi), Greater Noida, U.P.

This newly found area should be good for watching waders.

Taken on 24th August 2014

Regards.

(delhibirdpix) A Long-cherished Dream finally fulfilled---

Hi,

sharing the shot of one of my favourite birds. I searched for it in the hills of Tunganath-Chopta two years back in vain. I was very eager to get this bird during my Sikkim trip. I visited Hilley- a place located at an altitude of abt 9000feet and decided to stay there for a week. I had no idea about the area and its birds. One of my fellow birder friends had visited Hilley and got some nice birds. So i asked her about the birdlife of Hilley, as i wud be visiting alone, but she didnt even bother to reply. Its disheartening to find that some people are really selfish, and they just run for fame.

I was very much hurt, as I shared good terms with that person and didnt expect this kind of behaviour. But i didnt lose my confidence and fortunately I got really close shots of different birds in the entire Sikkim-Lava trip- some of which I didnt even expect.

I m more than happy, as I got most of these birds without the help of any "bird-guide". This particular bird was high on my wishlist, and i cudnt get a single glimpse of this species - even after waiting for two consecutive days at the probable site. I lost all hope of getting the bird. On the third day, just a single bird arrived, it came very close to me - as if to give me the shots i was longing for....and once i had taken the shots, it vanished into the forest. The whole incident seemed very surprising and divine to me...and the bird was not spotted again during the next few days of my stay. I get goose-bumps whenever i think about this lovely birding moment.

Spotted Laughingthrush

Location: Hilley. Sikkim.

May-2014

Canon 60D

[BirdPhotoIndia] Booted Eagle-in flight

Common Name- Hieraaetus pennatus
Name of species- Booted Eagle
Family- Accipitrinae
Photo taken on- 22, January 2011
At- Dumping Station Jaipur

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[BirdPhotoIndia] Rosy Starling

Common Name- Sturnus roseus
Name of species- Rosy Starling
Family- Sturnidae
Photo taken on- 22, January 2011
At- Dumping Station Jaipur

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[BirdPhotoIndia] Painted Sandgrouse

Common Name- Pterocles indicus
Name of species- Painted Sandgrouse
Family- Pteroclidae
Photo taken on- 22, January 2011
At- Jamwa Ramgarh Sanctury, Jaipur, Rajastan, India
Description- Immature ,Eating grass seeds,

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