This post is an answer to a rather long and interesting discussion at https://www.facebook.com/groups/birdkatta/227788693980289/
Purple Sunbird has dark brown iris…
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The largest Pelican….
Dalmatian Pelican is the largest of the pelicans, averaging 160–180 cm (63-70 inches) in length, 11–15 kg (24-33 lbs) in weight and just over 3 m (10 ft) in wingspan.
The chase is on….
A photo I have posted before but the ID of the bird being chased was not known to me
A non-parasitic cuckoo: Sirkeer Malkoha
This cuckoo, like other Malkohas, is non-parasitic breeder – that is it builds it’s own nest and raises it’s own young…
The scientific name of this bird commemorates the French botanist Jean Baptiste Leschenault de la Tour.
The largest Hornbill
The Southern Ground Hornbill or cafer (Bucorvus leadbeateri), is one of two species of ground hornbill and is the largest species of hornbill.
Alexandrine Parakeet
The Alexandrine Parakeet 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. Though still classified as a species of “Least Concern” Alexandrines have all but disappeared from within Nagpur city. This situation was very much the reverse in the 80’s when Alexandrines would literally boss out the smaller Plum-headed parakeets
Common Woodshrike
The Common Woodshrike (Tephrodornis pondicerianus) is a species in the helmetshrike family Prionopidae. The woodshrikes were formerly placed in the Campephagidae (cuckooshrikes)
2nd Feb is World Wetlands Day
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 the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918
Black Eagle at Nagpur
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 done it much better but there was a higher possibility that I would not have got a shot at all!! Click for 3 more pictures
The Cute Couple!
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 of finding treasures and hidden wealth.