House Sparrow

The Male House sparrow is working hard to bring up chicks in a nearby nest-box picking up worms to feed the young one.
                                 
                                                             Location: Karkardooma,Delhi
       

                                                                     Date:16.04.2015

Common Hoopoe

Found this one on my terrace today exploring various items kept there. It kept on looking at itself on our reflecting window glasses.

Call

Date of Capture 16.04.2015

Black-necked Stork

The black-necked stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) is a huge wading bird with a spectacular and distinctive plumage. Easily recognised by its striking black-and-white markings, this bird possesses a jet-black head, wing bar and tail, which contrast against the white plumage of the rest of the body . Other characteristic features include an iridescent neck that appears green, blue or purple depending on the angle , a massive black bill and long, coral-red legs . Sexes are identical except for the colour of the iris, which is yellow in the female, brown in the ...Source

Near Threatened

The combined populations of South and Southeast Asia are thought to total less than 400 individuals, and this species would be classified as Endangered if it were not for the more abundant Australian populations, consisting of 10,000 to 20,000 birds

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Date 09.11.2014

Location: Surajpur Bird Sanctuary,UP,India

Verditer Flycatcher

This bird derives its name from its color................. light blue or bluish-green .

This one was picked on 2April 15 at Jaiharkhal ,near Landsdowne.(Uttranchal)

Feeding Habit: Chiefly tiny flying insects 

Grey-hooded Warbler

These shots were taken on way back from Lansdowne on 3April,2015.

We stopped the car on Kotdwar Road on hearing some bird activity. Suddenly this 10 cm wonder appeared on a bush near us and started calling incessantly.  

We made the most of it!

Do click on images to enlarge.

Click here for its call

Spot-billed Ducks

Whereas most migratory birds have left Surajpur Wetlands ,these local birds are giving company to Northen shovellers.It had rained previous night and the sky is still overcast with poor light.

Luck favored as this pair took off in a synchronous flight  and separated later.

My auto focus worked with great result.

Black-breasted Weaver

Location: Yamuna Khader East Delhi and Surajpur Bird Sanctuary on April 14 and 12,2015

Weaver Birds

                        As the wheat crop has ripened,a flock of weaver birds is seen foraging in groups on its

 grain.The birds fly in flocks to hover from one field to other and perching on tree=top and other

bushes in between.Some of the birds are in breeding plumage.The flock has all three species namely

Weaver bird,Streaked Weaver and black-breasted Weaver.

Location: Yamuna Khader ,East Delhi
Date:14 April,2015

Great Tit

Pali Malli, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India

Grey-hooded Warbler

Kotdwar-Dugadda Road, Uttarakhand, India Date:April3,2015