The Common Woodshrike (Tephrodornis pondicerianus) is a species in the helmetshrike family Prionopidae. The woodshrikes were formerly placed in the Campephagidae (cuckooshrikes) Tweet
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2nd Feb is World Wetlands Day
February 2nd, 2012
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World Wetlands Day occurs on February 2, every year. It marks the date of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands, called Ramsar Convention, on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea. Yellow Bittern is a very shy bird of the wetlands and is protected under [...]
Black Eagle at Nagpur
February 1st, 2012
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This picture may not have much aesthetic merit but I am pleased that I could manage it! Black Eagle is a rarity in Nagpur. This picture is full frame and was taken at 1000mm handheld, with 400iso at 1/50sec with subject at a distance of 21m, in retrospect I can easily say I could have [...]
The Cute Couple!
January 31st, 2012
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The species name brama is from the French name Chouette brame and indirectly refers to this owl’s Indian habitat by way of homage to Brahma, the Hindu supreme spirit. In Hindu mythology the owl is a vahan (mode of transport) of Lakshmi, goddess of wealth. This myth has let to sacrifices of owls in hopes [...]
Yeah! Whatever…
January 30th, 2012
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Yeah! Whatever… This is what this young male Lion seems to be saying. Classified as vulnerable were once widely distributed across entire Africa, Europe ad India. This map tells the sad story of it’s decline http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lion_distribution.png Tweet
Saddle-billed Stork – a portrait!
January 27th, 2012
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This bird is represented in an Ancient Egyptian hieroglyph that had the phonetic value “ba” Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saddle-billed_Stork Tweet
Montagu’s Harrier at Nagpur
January 26th, 2012
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The Montagu’s Harrier (Circus pygargus) is a migratory bird of prey of the harrier family. Nagpur gets a very small population of them passing through while they migrate. These are birds of vast open lands and naturally finding one in city is rather unusual. I was lucky to get this shot on 25th Jan 2012… [...]
Phoenicopterus means Phoenix’s wing
January 25th, 2012
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Flamingos live until they are about 40 years old but only breed every five or six years. Non-breeding birds do not return to breeding sites until they are ready to breed again. This and rapid loss of habitat has put this bird in the near threatened list Tweet
Mbogo
January 24th, 2012
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Known as one of the “big five”, “Black Death” or “widowmaker” in Africa, the African buffalo is widely regarded as a very dangerous animal, as it gores and kills over 200 people every year. Buffalo are sometimes reported to kill more people in Africa than any other animal, although the same claim is also made [...]
Dholes at Tadoba
January 23rd, 2012
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Dhole is the only extant member of the genus Cuon, which differs from Canis by the reduced number of molars and greater number of teats. The dholes are classed as endangered by the IUCN, due to ongoing habitat loss, depletion of its prey base, competition from other predators, persecution and possibly diseases from domestic and [...]
