Common Hawk Cuckoo,Juvenile

“Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.” 

― Marthe Troly-Curtin, Phrynette Married

Delhi is foggy in winters as was the day on 14th of January.Met Mr TK Roy,an environmentalist in Okhla bird Sanctuary.It was a lean day in forenoon as a birder at Okhla which otherwise is in bad shape this year.

We decided to explore Okhla Bird Sanctuary from Delhi side where a marginal road is being constructed by Flood Department.Drove on muddy road encountering few trucks on construction site. There were lot of purple swamphen in the water hycinths.Suddenly Tarun asked me to stop.He had spotted a bird on the tree. I realized that it was a cuckoo, a lifer for me 

  

My First Look of Bird 

The bird too looked back 

There some feast under the tree.

The feast 

Location:Okhla Bird Sanctuary  Date: 14.1.14 Click Images to enlarge

Asian Koel,Male

Location : Botanical Garden,Hyderabad Date:26.12.13

Asian Koel,Female

Botanical Garden, Hyderabad, India
 Date : 27 December 2013
Birds has berries of Hamelia patens (Firebush) in its beak.
This perennial bush is a favorite spot for babblers and koels in the garden.