Welcome back Vivek.
Enjoyed seeing all these lovely birds from India. Very nice set and thats a great one of the close up of the Crested Sertpent Eagle.
One question or rather two, is the Common hawk cuckoo really a hawk, and does it lay its eggs in other birds nest like the ones here.
Martin
1st off I gotta say is really really nice having you back posting images here again
What's even more amazing is that except the bee eater I've never seen any of these beautiful burds b4!
I know...that says a lot about my avian knowledge
Nailed some stunning images here V...specially the cuckoo hawk and eagle shots!!
Ok I stand correct...the stork is not beautiful..is butt ugly actually
Those are some wonderful images. I like your framing and the exif info. I find them all very enjoyable as many are firsts to see for me. Of particular interest is the patterning of the chest feathers of the Serpent Eagle as they appear criss-crossed. Now, that white-naped WP is stunning, wow that is beautiful treat!
Imagemaster wrote:
Beautiful collection, Vivek. Some pretty colourful birds over there. That grey-winged blackbird sure reminds me of an American robin.
Tony
Thank you Tony. Actually, I was thinking that the bird was a juvenile Myna (extremely common in India like the pigeons here), but a birder friend of mine actually id'ed it for me. I took this shot at a rest stop on way to the park and these birds were there with the Mynas and the Orange headed ground thrushes (the one I have posted). The Mynas are so common, even in urban areas, that if one cannot see them on a trip to India, s/he shouldn't be allowed to leave unless they see one
BTW, I LOVE your hummingbird shots and I think you have set the bar so high I don't even want to post mine..
Martin Good wrote:
Welcome back Vivek.
Enjoyed seeing all these lovely birds from India. Very nice set and thats a great one of the close up of the Crested Sertpent Eagle.
One question or rather two, is the Common hawk cuckoo really a hawk, and does it lay its eggs in other birds nest like the ones here.
Martin
Thank you Martin. It is actually a cuckoo. I am not sure about the egg thing, but I think I have heard about it before. The bird atlas (Inskipp and Inskipp) does not mention it though.
The interesting thing about this bird is that it is called "brain fever" by the local guides, presumably so because of its call. I didn't think it sounded like that, but apparently in the local accent it does... I think I heard it a few times and it definitely did not sound like the usual "cuk-cooo" call either.
