View allAll Photos Tagged birdsofinstagram
Kingfishers are small unmistakable bright blue and orange birds of slow moving or still water. They fly rapidly, low over water, and hunt fish from riverside perches, occasionally hovering above the water's surface. They are vulnerable to hard winters and habitat degradation through pollution or unsympathetic management of watercourses. Kingfishers are amber listed because of their unfavourable conservation status in Europe. They are also listed as a Schedule 1 species under the Wildlife and Countryside Act offering them additional protection.
I’ve always been drawn to birds that seem to have a little attitude, and this Northern Parula certainly delivered.
The expression says it all—one look and it seemed clear that my presence was not appreciated. Whether I was viewed as a nuisance, a threat, or simply an unwelcome visitor, I got the message. I quickly captured the moment and left him to his apparent disapproval.
Still, I couldn’t help but wonder…
Why can’t we be friends?
📷 Nikon Z9
🔹 AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR
🔹 ISO 10,000 | 1275mm | f/9.5 | 1/500s
#NorthernParula #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfInstagram #BirdWatching #BirdPortrait
1- The king, one legged on his throne. You can see the sleeping queen too
2- The queen, giving me the look
3 (,4&5)- Hail Count Duckula
6 (,7&8) - Count's closeup.
All are shot on #Canon R5 + #Sigma 150-600C
Tags:
#thetorontolove #tdot_shots #canoncanada #woodducks #birdsofinstagram #birdplanet #birdselite #morningvibes #goldenmorning #birdsplanet #birdlife #bird_captures #birds_captures #birdsphotography #instabirds #birding #birdwatching #birdlovers #birdshots #birds_bees_flowers_n_trees #yourbestbirds #birds_of_instagram #natgeoyourshots #sharecangeo #shareyourweather #sigmacanada #colourfulfall
migratory birds around Delhi NCR /Greater Noida
_________
Taken on 20 Nov 2016
Surajpur Bird Sanctuary, Dadri Main Rd, Surajpur, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201306, 50- 60 kms from New Delhi Central
_________
#birdsofinstagram
#birdphotography
#birdlovers
#noida
#DelhiNCR
#Weekend
#uttarpradesh
#surajpur
#positivevibes
#delhigram
#greaternoida
#Bird
#Birds
#India
#nature
#NaturePhotography
#Nikon
#D750
#NikonD750
#Nikon200500
#Nikondxfx
@Nikonasia @NikonUsa
__________
Nikon D750
200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6
ƒ/10.0
700.0 mm
1/1600
1400
____________
Check the Bird Folder
_______________
| Gurushots | Viewbug | Instagram | Natgeo | gettyimages | EyeEm | 500px
🐦 Der Wächter des Waldes – der Eichelhäher 🌳
Dieser farbenfrohe Vogel ist ein Eichelhäher (Garrulus glandarius) – und einer der auffälligsten Vertreter der Rabenvögel. ✨ Mit seinem blauen Flügelfleck und dem cleveren Wesen ist er nicht nur ein optisches Highlight, sondern auch ein echter Waldbewohner mit Köpfchen!
🌍 Verbreitung
Man findet ihn in ganz Europa, Teilen von Nordafrika und bis nach Asien. Besonders wohl fühlt er sich in Laub- und Mischwäldern, ist aber auch in Parks und Gärten zu Gast – wie hier! 🏡
🌰 Ernährung
Eichelhäher sind Allesfresser – ihr Name verrät bereits ihre Lieblingsspeise: Eicheln! 🌰 Daneben fressen sie Insekten, Beeren, kleine Tiere 🐛️ und gelegentlich auch Vogeleier
Brutzeit & Aufzucht
Die Brutzeit liegt zwischen April und Juni. In gut versteckten Nestern ziehen sie meist 4–6 Jungvögel groß. Beide Eltern kümmern sich liebevoll um den Nachwuchs. 💕
🎶 Übrigens: Der Eichelhäher ist ein Meister der Imitation – er kann die Rufe anderer Vögel (und sogar Katzen) täuschend echt nachahmen! 🐱🎤
Dieser Moment zeigt ihn in aller Ruhe – ein stiller Wächter auf Beobachtungsposten. Einfach wunderschön.
©️ Taken by me -> @ah93_photography
🔁 Teilen nicht vergessen, wenn’s dir gefällt!
❤️ Liken, ✍️ kommentieren & 📌 speichern, um nichts zu verpassen!
📲 Unterstützt den Algorithmus & meine Leidenschaft für Fotografie 🙏✨
#Eichelhäher #GarrulusGlandarius #WildlifeGermany #VögelDeutschlands #Birdwatching #Naturfotografie #Vogelportrait #WildlifePhotography #NaturePerfection #BirdsOfInstagram #Waldvögel #Tierfotografie #sonya7r5 #sonyphotography #teamsony #rk_wildlife #rawwildlife #raw_wildlife #raw_wildlifemarch25 #sony200600 #sonyalpha7 #sonyalpha 🐦🌿📷
Greater Coucal
(Centropus sinensis)
A large bird that resembles a cross between a crow and a pheasant. Largely black with distinctive rusty wings, glossy underparts, a long and heavy black tail, and deep red eyes. Juveniles are much duller with white bars on the tail and underparts and variable amounts of black streaks on the wings and upperparts. Common across a range of habitats except very dense forests. Similar to Lesser Coucal, but Greater Coucal is larger with a longer bill and red eyes. Adult Greater Coucals also lack the white streaks on the wings seen on Lesser Coucal. The call is a series of deep, resonant “oop-oop-oop” notes.
Greater Coucal in flight
15 January, 2021
Industrial focal point, Kapurthala, Punjab
EM1X 100-400IS
1/2000, f6.3, ISO800
#birds_adored🐦 #birdsofinstagram #worldwidebirds #birdlovers #birdfreaks #birdsflying q#birdinflight #birdlife_instabestbirdshots #bestbirdshots #featherperfection #wild_wings #wildlifephotography #wildbirdtrust #birdphotobooth #birds_extreme #feather_perfection #wildlifetrustofindia #breakfree_olympus #bestbirdshot #nuts_about_birds #natgeoyourlens #natgeoyourshot #wildlifeperfection #wildlife_through_lens #wildlife_seekers #kings_birds
Red-winged Blackbird ~ Agelaius phoeniceus ~ Carouge à épaulettes ~ Hardyston, New Jersey
#Red-wingedBlackbird #Blackbird #Agelaius #Agelaiusphoeniceus #Carouge #Carougeàépaulettes #Hardyston #NewJersey #NJ #birds #birding #Oiseaux #birdsofinstagram #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #Wildlife #closeup #closeupphotography #macrophotography #macros #bestbirdshots #oiseauxmigrateurs #oiseauxerrants #Ornithology~ www.flickr.com/photos/rachidh/albums
Like many we have a bird feeder at home but this took our love for birds to a whole new level. I never imagined Wood Peckers would gently land on our hands, take time to pick through the seeds, and look in our eyes, almost as though to thank us... Wow. What an experience to be so close and feel them in our hands. They made us smile.
We fed only wild bird seed... They love sunflower seeds!
Nikon5300 with Nikkor 200-500 lens - ISO-400, s-1/160 f-5.6 and 500mm
#ranganathittu #birdsanctuary #kingfisher #alcedoatthis
#wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlifeindia #nature #naturephotography #photography
#birds #birdphotography #birdsofinstagram #bird #birdwatching #birding #bestbirdshots #birdstagram #birdlife #feather_perfection #kings_birds #eye_spy_birds #birdfreaks #birds_adored #photooftheday #natgeo
#nikon #nikonphotography #nikon5300
@animalplanetindia @natgeowild @natgeoindia @nikonindiaofficial @bbcearth @planetbirds @your_best_birds @best_birds_of_ig @best_birds_planet @best_birds_of_world @bestbirdpix @bestshotz_birds
@ipamagazine @vikatan_emagazine @natgeoyourshot @nikonasia @bbcmundo
Sparrowhawks are small birds of prey. They're adapted for hunting birds in confined spaces like dense woodland, so gardens are ideal hunting grounds for them. Adult male sparrowhawks have bluish-grey back and wings and orangey-brown bars on their chest and belly. Females and young birds have brown back and wings, and brown bars underneath. Sparrowhawks have bright yellow or orangey eyes, long, yellow legs and long talons. Females are larger than males, as with all birds of prey.
Pied Kingfisher EM1X 300f4, 1/3200, f4, ISO64, 12 December, 2021 Kanha, Mandla, MP.
#birdphotography #birds_brilliance_ #birdsofparadise #birds #birds_adored🐦 #birdsofinstagram #worldwidebirds #birdlovers #birdfreaks #birdsflying #birdinflight #birdlife_instabestbirdshots #bestbirdshots #olympusphotography #natgeoyourshot #featherperfection #wild_wings #wildlifephotography #strabopixelclub #wildbirdtrust #bbcearth #birdinflight #birdphotobooth #birds_extreme #feather_perfection #wildlifephotography #wildlifetrustofindia #breakfree_olympus #bestbirdshot #nuts_about_birds #natgeoyourlens #natgeoyourshot
The Dhanauri Wetlands is a birdwatching area located in Thasrana, Uttar Pradesh, India. The Dhanauri Wetlands is home to over 150 Sarus cranes.
As reported in HT on May 28, 2019 , The Uttar Pradesh forest department has decided to notify the Dhanauri wetland in Greater Noida’s Gautam Budh Nagar— one of the few wetlands supporting a fairly large sarus crane population. While this is cheerful news for birders and nature-lovers in the National Capital Region, the department’s plan is to recognise only 25 hectares of the wetland’s 100ha area.
The forest department’s plan, accessed by HT, states that Dhanauri is an extremely important site for sarus cranes, which has over eight breeding pairs of sarus cranes compared to four in Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary. Dhanauri hosts a non-breeding sarus crane population of about 100 birds.
Along with a proposal to notify Dhanauri under the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017, the proposal states that the International Crane Foundation will initiate a documentation of annual variation in numbers and distribution of sarus Cranes. The documentation will give information on survival of sarus crane chicks hatching in Dhanauri and spatial movement of the species.
The proposal lists sarus cranes, pheasant-tailed jacana, baya weaver, green bee-eater, marsh harrier, ashy prinia and grey heron among birds thronging Dhanauri.
But the proposal states that the “zone of influence” (an area in which developmental activities are likely to induce adverse changes in wetland structure and functioning) of the wetland is 25ha and the active wetland area is only 4.24ha. However, the National Wetland Inventory and Assessment conducted by the Space Applications Centre in 2006-07 shows the wetland is spread over a 100ha area.
“We are trying to find a solution for this. Villagers may turn hostile if there is a restriction on several activities if a larger area is notified. Most of the area here is private and the value of real estate is high,” Pramod Kumar Srivastava, divisional forest officer, Greater Noida, said. A report by the Remote Sensing Applications Centre in Uttar Pradesh also shows that the total area is about 100ha.
Anand Arya, a birder and environmentalist who has been pursuing the notification of Dhanauri wetland for years, said “This wetland is the perfect place for sarus cranes. This is why at the roosting time a flock of about 150 sarus cranes can be seen here and 4-8 nests have been seen during 2015-2017 within the wetland itself. Dhanauri is also home to over 211 species of birds — 92 migratory and 119 resident species. Dhanauri also meets the criteria of a Ramsar wetland.” The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands recognises wetlands of international significance because of their conservation value.
Activists fear many other wetlands may not be notified in their entirety. The data on how many wetlands have been notified in the country is not available.
The Supreme Court had, in 2017, directed the Centre to “identify and inventorise” all 201,503 wetlands with an area of 2.25ha captured by satellite imagery.
“Dhanauri is part of the sarus crane belt connecting with Mainpuri and Etawah. It meets the criteria of an important bird and biodiversity site (IBA),” said Nikhil Devasar, birder and author. The sarus crane is listed in the “vulnerable” category by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/uttar-pradesh-forest-de...
_________
Taken on 27 Nov 2016
_________
#birdsofinstagram
#birdphotography
#birdlovers
#Saruscrane
#Dhanauri
#noida
#DelhiNCR
#Weekend
#uttarpradesh
#positivevibes
#delhigram
#greaternoida
#Bird
#Birds
#India
#nature
#NaturePhotography
#Nikon
#D750
#NikonD750
#Nikon200500
#Nikondxfx
@Nikonasia @NikonUsa
__________
Nikon D750
200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6
ƒ/8.0
500.0 mm
1/2500
1400
____________
Check the Bird Folder
_______________
| Gurushots | Viewbug | Instagram | Natgeo | gettyimages | EyeEm | 500px