Birds Of The Indian Subcontinent
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Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India
sometimes called Rufous-backed Shrike
lanius schach
langstaartklauwier
Pie-grièche schach
Schachwürger
Alcaudón Schach
Averla dorsorossiccio
picanço-rabilongo
This true shrike species is not closely related to the Magpie Shrike of Africa ( Urolestes melanoleucus ), which was historically called the ( African ) Long-tailed Shrike.
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the Eurasian Wren is the only Wren species ( troglodytidae ) in Europe, Asia and Africa.
troglodytes troglodytes
winterkoning of winterkoninkje
Troglodyte mignon
Zaunkönig
Chochín Paleártico
Scricciolo
Carriça
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Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania
Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
vuurkopbaardvogel
Barbican à tête rouge
Flammenkopf-Bartvogel
Barbudo Cabecirrojo
Barbetto giallorosso
Barbaças-de-cabeça-vermelha
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sometimes called Wood Nuthatch or simply Nuthatch
sitta europaea
boomklever
sittelle torchepot
Kleiber
Trepador Azul
Picchio muratore
Trepadeira-azul
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in a forest a week ago
also called Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleuca
bonte vliegenvanger
Gobemouche noir
Trauerschnäpper
Papamoscas Cerrojillo
Balia nera
papa-moscas
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the mother of 2 male cubs of nearly 2 year in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Especially the bigger of her 2 cubs was quite skittish and stayed in the forest most of the time
Bengal Tiger
Panthera tigris tigris
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Daphnis nerii (formerly Deilephila nerii), known as the oleander hawk-moth or army green moth, is a moth of the Sphingidae family - in Singapore
Sand Martin - Riparia riparia
The sand martin (Riparia riparia) or European sand martin, bank swallow in the Americas, and collared sand martin in the Indian Subcontinent, is a migratory passerine bird in the swallow family. It has a wide range in summer, embracing practically the whole of Europe and the Mediterranean countries, part of northern Asia and also North America. It winters in eastern and southern Africa, South America and the Indian Subcontinent.
The sand martin is sociable in its nesting habits; from a dozen to many hundred pairs will nest close together, according to available space. The nests are at the end of tunnels of from a few inches to three or four feet in length, bored in sand or gravel. The actual nest is a litter of straw and feathers in a chamber at the end of the burrow; it soon becomes a hotbed of parasites. Four or five white eggs are laid about mid-late May, and a second brood is usual in all but the most northernly breeding sites.
Population:
UK breeding:
100,000 nests
You are sitting in an open jeep, on the way out for a night drive, waiting for the sun to set. You have become accustomed to the sights and smells over the last 8 days, even though quite confronting at first. But ahhh, it's the sounds that make the night. The remarkable song of the insects, an elephant somewhere trumpeting, the call of an impala sometimes followed by a scream and the growl of a leopard. But it is the hyenas who make the night. The ever-present hyenas with their haunting cackles and wails. These magnificent and unfairly maligned animals with a strong sense of family & social connections. As a thick silence settles over the plains the hyenas' chatter to each other is magnified. It is that sound that remain as my strongest memory of the night. I hope I hear it again one day.
Happy Friday out there !
male Deccan Gazelle in Panna Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India.
The Deccan Gazelle is a subspecies of the Chinkara or Indian Gazelle.
This small antelope is able to live with minimal water and lives in dry regions of India, Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan.
The males have prominent S-shaped horns and some females have short horns.
gazella bennettii ( subspecies bennettii )
Indische gazelle
Nikon Z9
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If you'd like to see more of my reddish egret images, go to schockenphotography.com. I have many images of eagles and other raptors as well as owls, woodpeckers, hummingbirds, songbirds and mammals and I have a full section on birds in flight which is my specialty.
Pitangus sulphuratus | Great Kiskadee
Willow Warbler seen in the Newlands Valley, The yellow background is gorse in flower. Cumbria. (2116)
Kingfisher - Alcedo Atthis
The common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) also known as the Eurasian kingfisher, and river kingfisher, is a small kingfisher with seven subspecies recognized within its wide distribution across Eurasia and North Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but migrates from areas where rivers freeze in winter.
This sparrow-sized bird has the typical short-tailed, large-headed kingfisher profile; it has blue upperparts, orange underparts and a long bill. It feeds mainly on fish, caught by diving, and has special visual adaptations to enable it to see prey under water. The glossy white eggs are laid in a nest at the end of a burrow in a riverbank.
The female is identical in appearance to the male except that her lower mandible is orange-red with a black tip. The juvenile is similar to the adult, but with duller and greener upperparts and paler underparts. Its bill is black, and the legs are also initially black. Feathers are moulted gradually between July and November with the main flight feathers taking 90–100 days to moult and regrow. Some that moult late may suspend their moult during cold winter weather.
The flight of the kingfisher is fast, direct and usually low over water. The short rounded wings whirr rapidly, and a bird flying away shows an electric-blue "flash" down its back.
The common kingfisher is widely distributed over Europe, Asia, and North Africa, mainly south of 60°N. It is a common breeding species over much of its vast Eurasian range, but in North Africa it is mainly a winter visitor, although it is a scarce breeding resident in coastal Morocco and Tunisia. In temperate regions, this kingfisher inhabits clear, slow-flowing streams and rivers, and lakes with well-vegetated banks. It frequents scrubs and bushes with overhanging branches close to shallow open water in which it hunts. In winter it is more coastal, often feeding in estuaries or harbours and along rocky seashores. Tropical populations are found by slow-flowing rivers, in mangrove creeks and in swamps.
Like all kingfishers, the common kingfisher is highly territorial; since it must eat around 60% of its body weight each day, it is essential to have control of a suitable stretch of river. It is solitary for most of the year, roosting alone in heavy cover. If another kingfisher enters its territory, both birds display from perches, and fights may occur, in which a bird will grab the other's beak and try to hold it under water. Pairs form in the autumn but each bird retains a separate territory, generally at least 1 km (0.62 mi) long, but up to 3.5 km (2.2 mi) and territories are not merged until the spring.
Very few birds live longer than one breeding season. The oldest bird on record was 21 years.
They are also listed as a Schedule 1 species under the Wildlife and Countryside Act offering them additional protection.
Population:
UK breeding:
3,800-6,400 pairs
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
These little guy's got so close to us it was hard to focus on them. No crop needed here! Stone Harbor Point NJ.
The wide wingspan also sometime makes them look like a flying airplane ✈️ … do you see the similarity in this picture? ️ comments down below…
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