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The long-tailed shrike or rufous-backed shrike (Lanius schach) is a member of the bird family Laniidae, the shrikes. They are found widely distributed across Asia and there are variations in plumage across the range. The species ranges across much of Asia, both on the mainland and the eastern archipelagos. The eastern or Himalayan subspecies, L. s. tricolor, is sometimes called the black-headed shrike. Although there are considerable differences in plumage among the subspecies, they all have a long and narrow black tail, have a black mask and forehead, rufous rump and flanks and a small white patch on the shoulder. It is considered to form a superspecies with the grey-backed shrike (Lanius tephronotus) which breeds on the Tibetan Plateau.
Sialkot Fields...
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Camera : Sony Cyber-shot DSC H50
Shutter Priority Mode : f 2.7, ISO 400, 10 sec exposure.
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White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) captured at Marala, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan with Canon EOS 7D Mark II
The Eurasian bittern or great bittern (Botaurus stellaris) is a wading bird in the bittern subfamily (Botaurinae) of the heron family Ardeidae. There are two subspecies, the northern race (B. s. stellaris) breeding in parts of Europe and across the Palearctic, as well as on the northern coast of Africa, while the southern race (B. s. capensis) is endemic to parts of southern Africa. It is a secretive bird, seldom seen in the open as it prefers to skulk in reed beds and thick vegetation near water bodies. Its presence is apparent in the spring, when the booming call of the male during the breeding season can be heard. It feeds on fish, small mammals, fledgling birds, amphibians, crustaceans and insects.
The nest is usually built among reeds at the edge of bodies of water. The female incubates the clutch of eggs and feeds the young chicks, which leave the nest when about two weeks old. She continues to care for them until they are fully fledged some six weeks later.
With its specific habitat requirements and the general reduction in wetlands across its range, the population is thought to be in decline globally. However the decline is slow, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its overall conservation status as being of "least concern". Nevertheless, some local populations are at risk and the population of the southern race has declined more dramatically and is cause for concern. In the United Kingdom it is one of the most threatened of all bird species.
Hafiz Peer Syed Afzal Hussain Shah Jamaat Sajjada Nasheen Ali Pure Shareef, Narowal,Sialkot, Pakistan
Taken by Yasin Hassan
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White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) captured at Marala, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan with Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Photo shoot For the sake of Yasin's Profile for a Photo Company.
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Photographer: Yasin hassan
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Very Old Tree, Sialkot Fields...
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Camera : Sony Cyber-shot DSC H50, Spot Metering
Aperture Priority Mode : f 8.0, ISO 80, 0.5 second exposure.
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Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) captured at Maralla, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan with Canon EOS 7D Mark II
The variable wheatear is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Afghanistan, Egypt, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, the United Arab Emirates, and Uzbekista
Grey Bushchat (Saxicola ferreus) captured at Marala, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan with Canon EOS 7D Mark II
The Indian spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha) is a large dabbling duck that is a non-migratory breeding duck throughout freshwater wetlands in the Indian subcontinent. The name is derived from the red spot at the base of the bill that is found in the mainland Indian population. When in water it can be recognized from a long distance by the white tertials that form a stripe on the side, and in flight it is distinguished by the green speculum with a broad white band at the base. This species and the eastern spot-billed duck (A. zonorhyncha) were formerly considered conspecific, together called the spot-billed duck (A. poecilorhyncha).
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The great stone-curlew or great thick-knee is a large wader which is a resident breeder in tropical southern Asia from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh into South-east Asia. This species prefers gravel banks along rivers or large lakes, and also beaches. A single egg is laid in a bare scrape on the open shingle
It is hard to imagine that his place can reach over 40 degrees Celsius in summer but in mid-winter ir might drop to minus at times. Although it looks barren and cool now it can be very green and bright in spring and summer. The winters in Punjab can be quite cold and biting.
Marala is an unofficial wetland and during the winter thousands of Bar-headed Geese, Greylag Geese, Shelducks, Mallards, Pintail, Spoonbill as well as Black Storks, Common Cranes, Eurasian Bitterns, Pallas Gull's, Marsh Harrier, Hen Harrier all winter here. Many of the common farmland, wetland, scrub and forest birds that breed in the region are also found here.
I managed to see at last 82 species of bids including Great Spotted Eagle, Peregrine, Hen Harrier, Brown Crake, Ruddy Shelduck, Bar Headed Goose, Spoonbill, Black Storks, 1 Painted Stork, White-tailed Lapwing. Bengal Bush Lark, Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler, Pied Myna and the usual suspects.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marala_Headworks
The Marala headworks is situated at the Chenab River near the city of Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan. It is a massive hydro engineering project and is used to control water flow and flood control in river Chenab. Chenab is a 1,086 km (675 mi) long river which originates in the Kulu and Kangra Districts of Himachal Pradesh in India and is fed by the tributaries Chandra and Bagha as it enters Jammu & Kashmir near Kishtwar. After cutting across the Pir Panjal range, it enters the Sialkot District in Pakistan where the Marala Barrage was built across the river in 1968 with a maximum discharge of 1.1 million ft³/s (31,000 m³/s). Two major water channels originate at the Marala headworks—the Marala-Ravi Link Canal and the Upper Chenab Canal. Proposals are under consideration to build Mangla Marala Link Canal to overcome any shortage of water in future.
Head Marala is also a picnic spot, wildlife sanctuary and unprotected wetland. Many people come here and enjoy the landscape and natural beauty.
Great Thick-knee (Esacus recurvirostris) captured at Marala, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan with Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Moustached Warbler (Acrocephalus melanopogon) captured at Marala, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan with Canon EOS 7D Mark II