I love birding
View allAll Photos Tagged ilovebirds
Chestnut-headed Bee-eaters taken at Kumana NP, Sri Lanka.
Have a peaceful weekend. We wish all our Flickr friends a Happy Easter!
We will be away for few days once again for my eye review as I am having a slight retina issue, post cataract surgery. I will comment on your photos soon we get back.
Thank you so much for dropping by my photostream and leaving all the kind comments. They are very much appreciated.
DFC_3634
Black-winged Stilt
Taken at Masirah Island, Oman.
Thank you so much for dropping by my photostream and leaving all the kind comments. They are very much appreciated.
DFD_5625
This male Common Kestrel killed an Indian Silverbill at our place. Preeni heard a call of this bird of prey, might be calling his female to join for the meal, but female was not around the area. Then he ate the whole bird except the feathers.
Taken this shot from our terrace at eye level as it perched on a street lamp. We keep food and water for Indian Silverbills, so it was very sad for us, but this is nature.
Have a peaceful weekend everyone.
Thank you so much for dropping by my photostream and leaving all the kind comments. They are very much appreciated.
85A_0957
Common Cuckoo taken at Masirah Island Resort, Oman.
View in large.
Thank you for your visits, faves and comments. Constructive criticism and suggestions are most welcome!
DFD_2340
Taken from a distance on a very windy day at Masirah Island, Oman.
Cattle Egret with fantastic hairdo having a snack.
Have a peaceful weekend everyone.
Thank you so much for dropping by my photostream and leaving all the kind comments. They are very much appreciated.
85A_0464
Thank you so much for dropping by my photostream and leaving all the kind comments. They are very much appreciated.
Taken handheld from a distance at Masirah Island Resort, Oman.
FACTS:
Masterfully camouflaged nightbird. Active at night and rarely seen by chance, but might be flushed from daytime roost on the ground. Favors heathland and forest clearings, where it hunts from perch on ground or tree, sallying out and flying with agile, rather jerky wingbeats. Shape resembles a cuckoo or falcon, but plumage is cryptic, like dead leaves. Male has white tail corners and white band in wing. Loud churring song at dusk and night may draw attention.
(eBird)
DFD_6229
Indian Silverbill (Euodice malabarica)
Taken in our garden at Masirah Island, Oman. (Left is the Juve)
Thank you so much for dropping by my photostream and leaving all the kind comments. They are very much appreciated.
Stay safe dear friends.
FACTS:
Small, long-tailed finch with a chunky body and short, stout bill. Gray-brown above and pale below with a whitish rump and black-pointed tail. Highly sociable throughout the year. Found in semidesert, scrub, and dry woodland but also proliferates in urban areas. Distribution is centered on the Indian subcontinent, but it is a popular cage bird and feral populations are widespread.
(Merlin)
DFD_4595
Osprey.
Taken at Masirah Island, Oman.
View large.
Have a wonderful weekend my dear Flickr friends.
I managed to get this close-up image thanks to our good friend "Steve Webb" who took me to this location.
Used a Nikkor lens 200-500mm resting on the car window.
Thank you for your visits, faves and comments. Constructive criticism and suggestions are most welcome!
DFB_8977
Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) - wildlife Sri Lanka
Taken at Kumana NP, Sri Lanka.
Dear friends Stay safe and Healthy!
FACTS:
Fairly common but small, often rather shy, and inconspicuous. Beautiful blue-and-orange plumage, in combination with habitat and habits, is basically unmistakable. Found along rivers, streams, lakes, and ponds—almost any fresh or brackish habitat with small fish. Often perches quietly in trees over water; most often seen in very fast low flight as a turquoise flash over the water, usually flying away. Easily detected once its high, shrill whistled call is learned, even if the bird itself is hidden.
(eBird)
Thank you for your visits, faves and comments. Constructive criticism and suggestions are most welcome!
DFC_3468
Taken at Masirah Island, Oman during the bird season.
I will comment your photos soon.
Have a wonderful weekend everyone. Stay safe.
Thank you for your visits, faves and comments. Constructive criticism and suggestions are most welcome!
DFC_8290
Taken from a distance in the thick jungle at Wilpattu NP, Sri Lanka.
Have a peaceful weekend everyone.
Thank you so much for dropping by my photostream and leaving all the kind comments. They are very much appreciated.
FACTS:
The white-rumped shama (Copsychus malabaricus) is a small passerine bird of the family Muscicapidae.
Occurs in dense lowland and hill forests, forest edge, and overgrown orchards and plantations; widely poached for the cagebird trade in much of its native range. The song is a varied series of loud whistles and flutelike notes, often involving mimicry of other birds; does not repeat phrases. Call is a sharp “tsick.” Introduced to the Hawaiian Islands and Taiwan.
Males are glossy black above and rich chestnut below. Females are similar but paler. Juveniles are reddish brown with rusty wingbars. Bornean birds have a bright white crown
(eBird)
85A_0184
Taken at Masirah Island, Oman during the bird migratory season.
Have a peaceful weekend everyone.
Thank you so much for dropping by my photostream and leaving all the kind comments. They are very much appreciated.
FACTS:
Large powerful gull of saline, brackish, and fresh water bodies. Breeding adult has a black head with a thin incomplete crescent around the eye and a red-and-black-tipped bill. Nonbreeding adults retain a partial “hood” of patchy black on the back of the head. Young birds also have this dark patch, though it is much smaller in size. The eye crescents and a flashing white rump help to distinguish first-winter birds from Herring-type gulls. Can be readily separated by size in any plumage from the smaller dark-headed gulls.
(eBird)
DFE_2332
Greater Flamingos taken at Masirah Island, Oman
Have lovely weekend dear friends.
Thank you so much for dropping by my photostream and leaving all the kind comments. They are very much appreciated.
DFE_4365
Common Snipe.
Taken at Masirah Island, Oman during the bird migratory season.
They display raised tail feathers during courtship.
Have a peaceful weekend everyone.
Thank you so much for dropping by my photostream and leaving all the kind comments. They are very much appreciated.
FACTS:
Fairly common in wetland habitats from damp meadows to saltmarshes. Mostly inconspicuous, feeding in muddy ground by probing with its very long bill, usually near reeds or other grassy cover. Often not seen until flushed, when usually rises from fairly close range with rough rasping call. Breeding birds are more conspicuous, perching on fence posts. Note cryptic, stripy plumage, very long bill. In Asia and Australasia, beware of extremely similar Pin-tailed, Swinhoe's, and Latham's Snipes, all of which lack the white trailing edge of Common and have a slower, less erratic flight. In display flight, birds stoop from high overhead and produce a pulsating, bleating sound from air passing through their fanned tail.
(Merlin)
DFD_9500
Taken at Muthurajawela Wetlands while traveling in a boat.
Stay safe my dear Flickr friends.
FACTS:
The red-wattled lapwing (Vanellus indicus) is an Asian lapwing or large plover, a wader in the family Charadriidae. Like other lapwings they are ground birds that are incapable of perching.
Usually seen in pairs or small groups and usually not far from water they sometimes form large aggregations in the non-breeding season (winter). They nest in a ground scrape laying three to four camouflaged eggs. Adults near the nest fly around, diving at potential predators while calling noisily. The cryptically patterned chicks hatch and immediately follow their parents to feed, hiding by lying low on the ground or in the grass when threatened.
(Wikipedia)
Thank you for your visits, faves and comments. Constructive criticism and suggestions are most welcome!
DFC_1992
Cream-coloured Courser (Cursorius cursorat)
Taken at Masirah Island, Oman.
Thank you so much for dropping by my photostream and leaving all the kind comments. They are very much appreciated.
Have a wonderful new week everyone.
FACTS:
Distinctive wader of desert areas, uniform sandy-brown with a blue back of head framed by a white and black stripe meeting at the nape. Bill is slightly down-curved. Very tall and slim with long legs that it uses to run across desert and semi-desert areas with its head held high. Dramatically patterned in flight with black flight feathers and underwings contrasting with its sandy body.
(eBird)
DFE_5163
Taken at Masirah Island Resort, Oman.
Thank you for your visits, faves and comments. Constructive criticism and suggestions are most welcome!
DFB_9662
Taken at Kumana NP Sri Lanka.
Have a great new week everyone.
I am still catching up. Will visit your photostream soon.
Thank you for your visits, faves and comments. Constructive criticism and suggestions are most welcome!
DFC_2638
Taken at Masirah Island, Oman.
(I think this is a Female or Juve, experts know about this)
Stay safe & Healthy everyone.
Thank you for your visits, faves and comments. Constructive criticism and suggestions are most welcome!
FACTS:
Uncommon to locally fairly common; breeds locally in bogs and wet grassy meadows. Migrants occur in almost any wetland habitat, from reservoirs and fields to coastal mudflats. Feeds by probing and picking, often while in shallow water. Plumage highly variable (especially in breeding males, which have distinctive neck ruffs). Nonbreeding birds can be confusing. About the size of Redshank but with medium-length, slightly decurved bill, fairly long legs (legs vary from dark grayish to bright orange). Flight often rather lazy, with deep floppy wingbeats; note white underwings, white sides to rump, and feet projecting well past tail.
(Merlin)
DFD_3242
Taken at Masirah Island in Oman.
Osprey swoops and snatches a pair of fish in one deadly move. But he could not hold on to both fishes since Gulls came to steal its catch.
Have a look, Two fishes in One go. (Sorry taken from a distance and heavily cropped. Thought of sharing with you guys)
This is a Lifer. View in large.
I never had a chance to capture an Osprey carrying a fish. I know most of you guys had that opportunity. We were so thrilled on that day after getting the shot I wanted.
Thank you for your visits, faves and comments. Constructive criticism and suggestions are most welcome!
DFE_2213
Taken at Masirah Island, Oman.
Thank you so much for dropping by my photostream and leaving all the kind comments. They are very much appreciated.
FACTS:
Distinctive sandy-brown songbird with a long rufous tail tipped black and white, often held cocked. The head has a strong white eyebrow and dark eyeline. The song is melodic and thrushlike and the call is a harsh “tek.” Usually seen foraging on the ground in open areas with dense bushes, sometimes in gardens and orchards close to human habitation.
(eBird)
DFD_2947
Taken at Masirah Island Resort, Oman.
Have a peaceful Weekend everyone. Take care.
Thank you so much for dropping by my photostream and leaving all the kind comments. They are very much appreciated.
FACTS:
A handsome and striking large wader (shorebird) with long wispy crest. Fairly common in open habitats, from grassland and farmland to wetlands, and locally on coastal mudflats. Declining in some areas with land-use changes. Forms flocks from late summer through winter, locally in hundreds or even thousands. Boldly patterned plumage looks black and white overall, but back shows green gloss in good light. Flies with deep, rather floppy wingbeats and dives steeply in breeding display; wingtips notably broad and rounded, not pointed like most waders.
(eBird)
DFE_5970
We are experiencing a serious Internet issue, so I am unable to comment on your photos.
Other than that we are keeping well my dear Flickr friends.
Grey Heron head shot taken at Masirah Island, Oman
DFE_0244
The new passengers on the #CarnivalCruise in #CatalinaIsland #USA
Join me:
Taken handheld at Kumana National Park, Sri Lanka.
Nikkor 200-500mm lens.
My dear friends, thank you so much for the great support given on my images, it is really appreciated.
May you have a wonderful day. Take care.
Thank you for your visits, faves, tags and comments. Constructive criticism and suggestions are most welcome!
DFC_3039
This is a Blue-faced Honeyeater, (Entomyzon cyanotis,
Meliphagidae) photographed in the very early morning, 6:24 AM, early bird lighting, on the honey gem grevillea.
Many thanks to all my Flickr photo stream followers I have now more than 1.8 million views, thank you. Thanks for viewing my photos and for any favourites and comments, it is very much appreciated.
I love scrolling through Flickr looking at everyone's images, getting new ideas.
My Blog: www.alldigi.com
Have a peaceful weekend everyone.
Thank you so much for dropping by my photostream and leaving all the kind comments. They are very much appreciated.
FACTS:
This is a common and widespread resident over most of Oman. I will post a Female image next week.
A large, plump, and dovelike bird with a pointed tail. Males are sandy brown with a thin black breast band and solid chestnut belly. Females are sandy brown with black bars on the back and a mottled neck. Flight is fast and direct; often seen in flocks. Inhabits semidesert, dry plains, and sparsely vegetated scrubby areas. Gives noisy burbling calls. Native to Asia and Africa; introduced to northwestern Hawaii Island. (e Bird)
DFE_3565
Taken at Masirah Island, Oman.
I will catch up with your photos soon.
Thank you so much for dropping by my photostream and leaving all the kind comments. They are very much appreciated.
FACTS:
Slender pale sandpiper with a fine, needle-like bill. Note the overall slim and elegant shape, with very long and slender greenish legs: suggests a much smaller Greenshank that’s been to ballet school. In flight appears dark above with broad white stripe up middle of back; long legs project well past tail tip. Usually found singly or mixed in with other waders in varied fresh to brackish wetland habitats, usually with open water. Feeds by wading in water, picking with its bill. Repetitive mellow calls somewhat similar to Greenshank, but rather monotone and with a sharper quality. (eBird)
85A_5376
These birds come to our garden many times every day for a feed at the grevillea bushes.
Many thanks to all my Flickr photo stream followers I have now more than 1.9 million views, thank you. Thanks for viewing my photos and for any favourites and comments, it is very much appreciated.
I love scrolling through Flickr looking at everyone's images, getting new ideas.
My Blog: www.alldigi.com
Look... buds on the lilac bushes. It'll be some time yet before anything breaks open though...it was -2C this morning with a heavy frost.
"Mr. Chirpy" ...aka a House Finch.... he comes to the seeds and for some fresh water..... he and his 'missus'... well, I call them that... and, some others too.. several are quite red..some are less so.... and, the little females are all grey with little grey stripes...they are all beautiful.
Eastern Osprey (Pandion cristatus) feeding on a fish at Cleveland Point, Queensland, Australia.
The Osprey has oily plumage, so that when it dives or plunges under the water for fish, its feathers become less wet and it can take off again. It does not need to spread its wings to dry, unlike cormorants.
The Little Wattlebird, (Anthochaera chrysoptera
Meliphagidae) on the Honey Gem Grevillea.
Some time ago I cut the honey gem grevillea right back, as they can grow quite large. Since then, it has grown and is now flowering extremely well, looking very nice. The honeyeaters really love it.
Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6 lens at 340mm.
My Blog: www.alldigi.com
Taken handheld at Kumana NP Sri Lanka.
Thank you so much for dropping by my photostream and leaving all the kind comments. They are very much appreciated.
Stay safe and healthy everyone.
FACTS:
Boldly marked black-and-white kingfisher with short, bushy crest and glossy all-dark bill. Superficially similar to Crested Kingfisher, but smaller, with much more distinctly patterned head and breast and less erect crest. Frequently seen perched in pairs or small groups. Often hovers over water when seeking prey. Inhabits a wide range of waterside habitats, from lakes to estuaries to mangroves. (Merlin)
DFC_3283