A Common Babbler on the side of road near some fields

A resident babbler found in 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 too is unlike other babblers which are social birds and often found in groups of 3-4 or more.

 

These are considered uncommon in our state, but in the state of Gujarat, they seemed common. We sighted them in several places in good numbers often foraging on the roadside bushes, in the ground and on small trees. I was quite happy to see them since these have been a target for a while. And interestingly the shot of Shikra (previous photo in the photostream) was taken when it was trying to attack this bird. We spent around a minute and half seeing this bird forage when the bird darted off suddenly and disappeared. Before we could wonder why, the Shikra was there, unhappy clearly. This Babbler had a lucky escape.

 

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