A Common Babbler on the edge of a steep slope
Though named "Common" this babbler is anything but common in our state.
This is hard to find babbler whose habitat is grasslands and dry farmlands found scattered across the state. The bird doesn't sound like a babbler even whose calls are often a cacophony of coarse noises. The behaviour is similar to other babblers which are social birds and often found in groups of 3-4 or more.
We sighted a pair of them on the edge of a hill on a dangerously steep slope and think there could be 3-4 in that area based on calls heard. All of them were foraging solitarily and not in a group.
This is my best shot of the bird and my first post of this species in flickr.
Thank you so much in advance for your views, feedback and faves.
A Common Babbler on the edge of a steep slope
Though named "Common" this babbler is anything but common in our state.
This is hard to find babbler whose habitat is grasslands and dry farmlands found scattered across the state. The bird doesn't sound like a babbler even whose calls are often a cacophony of coarse noises. The behaviour is similar to other babblers which are social birds and often found in groups of 3-4 or more.
We sighted a pair of them on the edge of a hill on a dangerously steep slope and think there could be 3-4 in that area based on calls heard. All of them were foraging solitarily and not in a group.
This is my best shot of the bird and my first post of this species in flickr.
Thank you so much in advance for your views, feedback and faves.