Hoopoe Shantivan Delhi 2nd week Jan 2012
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Hoopoe and drongo
Monday, January 30, 2012
Pelican
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Hoopoe
- Photo Shantivan Raj Ghat 15Jan 2012 .Hoopoe is in normal mood hence the buinting of his head is closed in this photo.The next photo will show his anger by opening bunting like Japanese hand fan. The Hoopoe (
/ˈhuːpuː/) (Upupa epops) is a colourful bird that is found across Afro-Eurasia, notable for its distinctive 'crown' of feathers. It is the only extant species in the family Upupidae. One insular species, the Giant Hoopoe of Saint Helena, is extinct, and the Madagascar subspecies of the Hoopoe is sometimes elevated to a full species. Like the Latin name upupa, the English name is an onomatopoetic form which imitates the cry of the bird.
source; wiki pedia
Kingfisher
Kingfisher
Female Red Munia
Female Red Munia photo near Raj Ghat PowerPlant New Delhi 15jan 2012.Next 2 photos will be posted to see the back side of Red Munia.
Red Munia
Male Red Muniya, NEAR RAJ GHAT POWER PLANT, NEW DELHI taken on 15 jan 2012
The Red Munia, Red Avadavat or Strawberry Finch (Amandava amandava) is a sparrow-sized bird of the Munia family. It is found in the open fields and grasslands of tropical Asia and is popular as a cage bird due to the colourful plumage of the males in their breeding season. It breeds in South Asia during the Monsoon season. The species name of amandava and the common name of avadavat are derived from the city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat from where these birds were exported into the pet trade in former times.
(source by wikipedia )Saturday, January 21, 2012
Painted STORK
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Indian Peacock
Dove
Nest of Sunbird
Indian Peacock
you may find it large number in central ridge and all around Delhi.
Grey Hornbill
KINGFISHER
FLAMEBAKE WOODPECKER
KINGFISHER
Friday, January 13, 2012
Indian Birds
Photo Jan.2011 Lake behind Delhi Sectt. permanent habitat. you can spot it in Delhi Zoo,Lodhi Garden New Delhi, also.
Duck
Photo Feb -2011 lake behind Delhi Sectt. It may be spotted during the winter season. Delhi Zoo, Lake of Purana Quilla, Yamuna Bio diversity park and other lakes of Delhi.
Indian Birds
Collared Dove Photo - Feb. 2011- Gole Market New Delhi. The name signified with the black line on the neck of the dove.
Shikara
Shikara in search of food' i .e Lizard , small birds. Photo taken in March 2011, Gole Market New Delhi.
Duck
It seems Mallard. Photo taken in Jan.2011 lake behind the Delhi Sectt.New Delhi. The Yello billed Duck with a beautiful greenish Head .
The Mallard ( /ˈmælɑrd/ or /ˈmælərd/), or Wild Duck (Anas platyrhynchos), is a dabbling duck which breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to New Zealand and Australia.The male birds have a bright green or blue head, while the female's is light brown. The Mallard lives in wetlands, eats water plants, and is gregarious. The Mallard is the ancestor of most domestic ducks, and can interbreed with other species of genus Anas. Among close relatives of the Mallard this hybridisation can cause genetic dilution, which is contributing to the decline of rarer species of a duck. Sources :- (Wikipedia)
Friday, January 6, 2012
Waiting for being Adult
Little Barbet of Large Green Barbet waiting for full wings, Photo taken at Gole Market New Delhi 2011
The Brown-headed Barbet is a resident breeder in India and Sri Lanka. It is an arboreal species of gardens and wooded country which eats fruit and insects. It nests in a tree hole, laying 2-4 eggs. The bird is largely frugivorous on mangos, ripe jack, papaya, banana and similar cultivated fruit trees. Its habitat includes urban and country gardens though it tends to eschew heavy forest. It nests in a suitable hole in a tree that it will often excavate out, not unlike a woodpecker. A pair will take it in turns to incubate the eggs and they often communicate with each other using their Kura, kura calls.
This is a relatively large barbet at 27 cm. It is a plump bird, with a short neck, large head and short tail.
The adult has a streaked brown head, neck and breast, with a yellow eye patch. The rest of the plumage is green. The bill is thick and red. Sexes are similar.
The White-cheeked Barbet largely replaces this species in the Western Ghats and hilly parts of southern peninsular India although both species may occur in many places. The calls of this species is similar but the white cheek patch is distinctive.
The call is a repetitive kutroo…kutroo…kutroo. Others take up the call when one starts. Somewhat silent in the winter. (Sources - Wikipedia)
owl
Collared scops owl at central ridge NEW DELHI Year 2011. The photo was taken at 10:00 AM
at 90 degree angle the colour of eyes is orginally posted. I wish to know the reasons of redish eyes of the OWL.The Collared Scops Owl (Otus lettia) is an owl which is a resident breeder in south Asia from northern Pakistan, northern India and the Himalayas east to south China. It is partially migratory, with some birds wintering in India, Sri Lanka and Malaysia. This species was formerly considered to be included within what is now separated as the Indian Scops Owl (Otus bakkamoena).
This species is a part of the larger grouping of owls known as typical owls, Strigidae, which contains most species of owl. The other grouping is the barn owls, Tytonidae.
The Collared Scops Owl is a common breeding bird in forests and other well-wooded areas. It nests in a hole in a tree, laying 3-5 eggs.
The Collared Scops Owl is a small (23–25 cm) owl, although it is the largest of the scops owls. Like other scops owls, it has small head tufts, or ears. The upperparts are grey or brown, depending on the subspecies, with faint buff spotting. The underparts are buff with fine darker streaking.
The facial disc is whitish or buff, and the eyes are orange or brown. There is a buff neckband. Sexes are similar. The flight is deeply undulating.
This species is nocturnal but it can often be located by the small birds that mob it while it is roosting in a tree. It feeds mainly on insects. The call is a quiet goog gook.
This species is chiefly found in northern India and is replaced by the very similar looking Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia (recently split) towards the south of its range. It is very similar also to the slightly smaller Indian Scops Owl, O. bakkamoena. They are most easily separated in the field by their calls. (Source - wikipedia)
Monday, January 2, 2012
Love Life Parrot-Alexandrine Parakeet at Gole Market
Alexandrine Parakeet at Gole Market,New Delhi 2011
The Alexandrine Parakeet or Alexandrian Parrot (Psittacula eupatria) is a member of the psittaciformes order and of the psittacines family. The species is named after Alexander the Great, who is credited with the exporting of numerous specimens of this bird from Punjab into various European and Mediterranean countries and regions, where they were considered prized possessions for the nobles and royalty.[1]
The species name eupatria has its origins from Latin and/or could be a Greco-Latin combination. Where the prefix eu translates into good or noble and the suffix patria is a Latin word translating into fatherland or ancestry. Consequently, the scientific name means of noble fatherland or of noble ancestry.[Source-Wikipedia
Indian Robin at Gole Market New Delhi
Indian Robin at Gole Market New Delhi 2011
The Indian Robin (Saxicoloides fulicatus[note 1]) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is widespread in South Asia found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The males of northern populations have a brown back whose extent gradually reduces southwards with populations in the southern peninsula having an all black back. They are commonly found in open scrub areas and often seen running along the ground or perching on low thorny shrubs and rocks. Their long tails are held erect and their chestnut undertail covert and dark body make them easily distinguishable from the Pied Bushchat and the Oriental Magpie Rob
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Blue Black Sunbird outside Delhi Secreteriat
Sunbird outside Delhi Secreteriat , New Delhi 2011
The sunbirds and spiderhunters are a family, Nectariniidae, of very small passerine birds. There are 132 species in 15 genera. The family is distributed throughout Africa, southern Asia and just reaches northern Australia. Most sunbirds feed largely on nectar, but also take insects and spiders, especially when feeding young. Flower tubes that bar access to nectar because of their shape, are simply punctured at the base near the nectaries. Fruit is also part of the diet of some species. Their flight is fast and direct on their short wings.[source wikipedia ]
Multicolor Bird-Small Coppersmith Barbet at Gole Market New Delhi
Small Coppersmith Barbet at Gole Market New Delhi March 2011
The Coppersmith Barbet, Crimson-breasted Barbet or Coppersmith (Megalaima haemacephala), is a bird with crimson forehead and throat which is best known for its metronomic call that has been likened to a coppersmith striking metal with a hammer. It is a resident found in South Asia and parts of Southeast Asia. Like other barbets, they chisel out a hole inside a tree to build their nest. They are mainly fruit eating but will take sometimes insects, especially winged termites.[Source Wikipedia ]
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