Indian birds

The Common Rosefinch: Uncommonly Beautiful…!!!

January 13, 2019

I thought I would give the year a rosy start. Recently, I saw a flock of migrants flying. This is what they looked like: Don't they look like flying fish??...here, they were …

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The Parachuting Bushlarks

September 6, 2018

What comes to mind when you see a sparrow-like brown bird? You would ignore it and move on. But if you do that for this bird, you miss this bird …

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Green Bee-eater: Of Birds And Bees

July 17, 2018

Have you ever seen a fairy flying? I have seen more than one and this is what they look like... About: Perched on a twig... In flight, my fairy is green with brown wings …

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Yellow-Throated Bulbul

May 30, 2018

Don't we just love it when we find a pair of rare birds close to where we live? The birds I'm talking about - Yellow Throated Bulbul - are very rare. …

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The Colorful World of Barbets – 4: Blue-Throated Barbet & Great Barbet

March 1, 2018

Let me introduce to two more Indian (mainly) Himalayan barbets. Blue-Throated Barbet: Blue-throated Barbet Just think of the colors red, blue and green. Combine them and you have this breath-taking beauty. This is …

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