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Common names: Sykes's Short-toed Lark, Eastern Short-toed Lark, Mongolian short-toed lark
Scientific name: Calandrella dukhunensis
Place: Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Date: March 06, 2021
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Common names: Zitting Cisticola, Streaked Fantail Warbler
Scientific name: Cisticola juncidis
Place: Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Date: March 06, 2021
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Interesting behavior of pipit here holding to grasshopper but not swallowing the prey. Instead it was singing while holding it. And it approached closer to us. Maybe a courtship display.
Common names: Paddyfield Pipit
Scientific name: Anthus rufulus
Place: Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Date: February 28, 2021
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Common names: Woolly-necked Stork, White-necked Stork
Scientific name: Ciconia episcopus
Place: Mangalore, Karnataka
Date: December 25, 2021
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I have a real fascination for Lighthouses, maybe because we don' t have any in Missouri. :-) This glass is above the Point No Point Lighthouse.
I couldn't find a place to stand to get rid of the grounding strap, a bit annoying, but there it is...
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Common names: Blue-tailed Bee-eater, Green-headed Bee-eater, Brown-breasted Bee-eater
Scientific name: Merops philippinus
Place: Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Date: February 21, 2021
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Common names: Wire-tailed Swallow
Scientific name: Hirundo smithii
Place: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Date: October 12, 2019
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Common names: Eurasian Curlew, Whaup, Common Curlew, European Curlew, Western Curlew, Eastern Curlew, Curlew Curlew
Scientific name: Numenius arquata
Place: Mulky, Karnataka, India
Date: October 13, 2018
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Common names: White-throated Kingfisher, White-breasted Kingfisher, Smyrna Kingfisher
Scientific name: Halcyon smyrnensis
Place: Hubli, Karnataka
Date: December 01, 2018
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The new US Mail Trucks are in. They are expected to improve delivery by almost 1% at a cost of a mere billion dollars..... :-)
I wasn't going to post anything today and then I realized it was Happy Truck Thursday! :-)
the map location is approximate, it's right next to the 'big red barn'. can't miss it.
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Common names: Shikra, Little Banded Goshawk, Little Banded Sparrowhawk, Indian Sparrowhawk
Scientific name: Accipiter badius
Age: Juvenile
Gender: Female
Place: Ramnagara, Karnataka, India
Date: September 15, 2019
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Common names: Yellow-browed Bulbul, Golden-browed Bulbul, Yellow-eyebrowed Bulbul
Scientific name: Acritillas indica
Place: Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Date: February 28, 2021
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Common names: Siberian Stonechat, Common Stonechat, Collared Stonechat, Collared Bushchat, Collared Indian Bush Chat, Black-headed Chat
Scientific name: Saxicola maurus
Gender: Female
Place: Hubli, Karnataka, India
Date: December 02, 2018
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Common names: Loten's sunbird, Long-billed sunbird or Maroon-breasted Sunbird
Scientific name: Cinnyris lotenius
Gender: Male
Place: Mangalore, Karnataka
Date: June 11, 2022
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The crown jewel of the Columbia River Gorge just celebrated it's centennial on May the 5th as a resting place for intrepid travelers. It was placed on crown point as “an observatory from which the view both up and down the Columbia could be viewed in silent communion with the infinite.” Such an observatory would also be a fitting memorial to “the trials and hardships of those who had come into the Oregon country.” And it could “serve as a comfort station for the tourist and the travelers of America’s greatest highway.”
Samuel Lancaster, Assistant Highway Engineer for Multnomah County in 1913
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Common names: Spotted owlet, Spotted Little Owl
Scientific name: Athene brama, (Sub-species cf.: Athene brama brama)
Place: Lalbagh Botonical Garden, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Date: September 24, 2017
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Common name: Dark-fronted babbler
Scientific name: Rhopocichla atriceps
Place: Ganeshgudi, Karnataka
Date: January 28, 2017
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Common names: Black-naped monarch, Black-naped Blue Monarch, Black-naped Flycatcher, Black-naped Monarch-flycatcher
Scientific name: Hypothymis azurea
Place: Ganeshgudi, Karnataka
Date: January 28, 2017
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Common names: Common Kingfisher, Kingfisher, River Kingfisher, European Kingfisher, Small Blue Kingfisher, Eurasian Kingfisher, Common Eurasian Kingfisher, Ceylon Common Kingfisher
Scientific name: Alcedo atthis / A. a. cf. taprobana
Place: Mulky, Karnataka
Date: October 13, 2018
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Common names: Terek Sandpiper, Avocet Sandpiper
Scientific name: Xenus cinereus
Place: Mulky, Karnataka
Date: October 13, 2018
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Common names: Spotted owlet, Spotted Little Owl
Scientific name: Athene brama, (Sub-species cf.: Athene brama brama)
Place: Lalbagh Botanical Garden, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Date: March 25, 2018
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Common names: Chinese Rubythroat, White-tailed Rubythroat
Scientific name: Calliope tschebaiewi
Gender: Female
Place: Manas National Park, Assam
Date: October 30, 2019
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Common names: Red-wattled Lapwing
Scientific name: Vanellus indicus
Place: Kaiga, Karnataka
Date: January 21, 2018
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Common names: Greater Flamingo, Flamingo, Red Flamingo, Roseate Flamingo, Scarlet Flamingo
Scientific name: Phoenicopterus roseus
Place: Pulicat, Tamil Nadu, India
Date: October 02, 2018
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Common names: Black-capped kingfisher, Black-capped Purple Kingfisher, Miyako kingfisher
Scientific name: Halcyon pileata
Place: Mangalore, Karnataka
Date: March 31, 2017
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Common names: Tickell's blue flycatcher, Tickell's Niltava, Orange-breasted Blue Flycatcher
Scientific name: Cyornis tickelliae
Place: Chikkaballapura, Karnataka
Date: December 2017
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Common name: Common Picture Wing, Variegated flutterer
Scientific name: Rhyothemis variegata
Gender: Female
Place: Mangalore, Karnataka
Date: October 19, 2017
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Malabar pied hornbill / Anthracoceros coronatus
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Place: Timber Depot, Dandeli, Karnataka
#birding #bird #hornbill #pied #Anthracoceros #coronatus #canon #600d #tamron #bigron #westernghats #karnataka #dandeli #uttarakannada
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A drongo species found in our woodlands with great vocal mimicry skills, that it uses to its advantage while foraging in groups. This one mimicked Black Kite and domestic cat very well, along with other calls . Had a wonderful time birding from window of our bedroom and kitchen while working-from-home. 😛
Common names: Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Scientific name: Dicrurus paradiseus
Place: Mangalore, Karnataka
Date: December 23, 2021
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Common names: Green Bee-eater, Little Green Bee-eater, Small Green Bee-eater, Asian Green Bee-eater
Scientific name: Merops orientalis
Place: Ramnagara, Karnataka, India
Date: February 24, 2019
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Common names: Black-headed Bunting
Scientific name: Emberiza melanocephala
Gender: Male
Place: Hubli, Karnataka, India
Date: December 02, 2018
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Common names: Bay-backed Shrike, Indian Bay-backed Shrike
Scientific name: Lanius vittatus
Place: Tumkuru, Karnataka, India
Date: November 01, 2018
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Common names: Blue-capped Rock Thrush, Blue-headed Rock Thrush
Scientific name: Monticola cinclorhyncha
Gender: Male
Place: Nandi Hills, Chikkaballapura, Karnataka, India
Date: February 22, 2018
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Common names: White-throated kingfisher, White-breasted kingfisher, Smyrna Kingfisher
Scientific name: Halcyon smyrnensis
Place: Raichur, Karnataka
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Common name: Sri Lanka frogmouth,Ceylon Frogmouth, Ceylonese Frogmouth, Sinhalese Frogmouth, Sri Lankan Frogmouth
Scientific name: Batrachostomus moniliger
Place: Mangalore, Karnataka
Date: March 19, 2017
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Common name: White-browed wagtail
Scientific name: Motacilla maderaspatensis
Place: Mangalore, Karnataka
Date: December 29, 2016
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Common names: Common Kingfisher, Kingfisher, River Kingfisher, European Kingfisher, Small Blue Kingfisher, Eurasian Kingfisher, Common Eurasian Kingfisher, Ceylon Common Kingfisher
Scientific name: Alcedo atthis / A. a. cf. taprobana
Gender: Male
Place: Mangalore, Karnataka
Date: October 21, 2018
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Common names: Indian Spotted Eagle, Lesser Spotted Eagle
Scientific name: Clanga hastata
Place: Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Date: December 28, 2018
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Darling Tonia and I took a long cut over a mountain somewhere between Rochester and Westport and as soon as we got to pavement in the middle of nowhere was this hit the brakes moment. I backed up and before I could get the camera out of the bag a crusty woman and her two dogs appeared from nowhere. I smiled, waved, and put on my longest lens ..... :-)
It's not far from the 'historic' (1893) Brooklyn school in the 'town' of Brooklyn Washington. Those folks are out there! :-)
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Common names: Great Knot
Scientific name: Calidris tenuirostris
Place: Kundapura, Karnataka
Date: December 30, 2018
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Common name: White Wagtail
Scientific name: Motacilla alba
Place: Mangalore, Karnataka
Date: December 29, 2016
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Common names: Grey Bush Chat, Gray Bushchat, Dark-gray Bushchat, Western Dark-gray Bushchat, Iron-grey Bushchat
Scientific name: Saxicola ferreus
Place: Manas National Park, Assam
Date: October 30, 2019
Note: This is a composite of two images shot from same spot with same settings; only focus changed to different individuals.
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Common names: Red-whiskered Bulbul, Crested Bulbul
Scientific name: Pycnonotus jocosus
Place: Nandi Hills, Chikkaballapura, Karnataka, India
Date: February 22, 2019
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Common name: Indian Eagle-owl, Rock eagle-owl , Bengal eagle-owl, Rock Eagle-Owl
Scientific name: Bubo bengalensis
Place: Hampi, Karnataka
Date: January 07, 2017
#bird #birding #owl #rock #RockEagleOwl #EagleOwl #Bubo #bengalensis #aves #avian #chordata #Strigiformes #Strigidae #canon #600d #tamron #bigron #g2 #hampi #karnataka #india
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Common names: Ghost Crab, Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
Scientific name: Ocypode brevicornis
Place: Udupi, Karnataka, India
Date: October 18, 2015
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I'm not really drawn to abstract photo's, but this one screamed at me on a cloudy day in Seattle. This looks like a covered open air area atop an apartment building facing west across from the Horizon House. great place for a sunset. Happy Windows Wednesday!
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Common name: Little cormorant
Scientific name: Microcarbo niger
Place: Mangalore, Karnataka
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Common names: Indian Roller, Indian Blue Roller, Indian Blue Jay
Scientific name: Coracias benghalensis
Place: Hubbali, Karnataka, India
Date: December 02, 2018
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An uncommon vagrant to the region. 2nd record for the district. Earlier sighted on October 2019 as far as I remember and was a female.
Thanks to Prashantha Krishna M C for exploring this patch newly on Sankranti day(Jan 14). This was on last day the bird was sighted. As per eBird Mahim Bhat sighted it last, later in the evening.
Few people came from far off places to see this bird. Maybe because of pandemic, only few twitchers turned up comparatively. Bird is regular in some parts of Ladakh and Himalayas. Yet, I heard, it's not a easy bird to sight over there too. Another winter migrant in those region known has Variable Wheatear, like its name, assumes the plumage similar to this bird and so some had missed sighting it there too.
Felt lucky to sight such rare vagrant bird in my hometown only. Had seen it 4 times in the span of one month I visited the place. Felt too bad for birders who had missed at the end of February when they were in town for Pelagic.
The stone you see below the bird is the cut-out laterite rock. This stone is found only on western ghats and west coast on India, as far as I know. Occurs in some parts elsewhere on the globe too. Most of the habitat here is defined by these rocks. These cut-out stones are used in construction of houses in its native range and also transported to few places elsewhere where these rocks don't occur naturally. We rarely see mud bricks used for construction in its native range. So there is a demand to quarry these here like there is demand for granite on outskirts of Bengaluru and other rocky regions.
But what does the bird know about it? It seemed busy hunting insects in the grass patch which was not yet touched for quarrying. We never know whether if the bird visited the spot frequently to these spot every year? But next year it would need to search a new patch as most of this hilly region will be quarried out. Birds and animals adapt to changing condition as much as they can. But how much we can avoid such habitat destruction for our greed?
Common names: Pied Wheatear
Scientific name: Oenanthe pleschanka
Gender: Male
Place: Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Date: February 21, 2021
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