The Great cormorant is a large, long-necked, beautiful black waterbird with an oily Plumage which is usually black with an iridescent sheen. It is often seen with its wings spread for drying after it had been diving for fish. After fishing, cormorants go ashore and are frequently seen holding their wings out in the sun. CormorantsContinue reading “Great Cormorant”
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Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur – My date with Nature
In the last week of July 2021, I had to go near Bharatpur road for some official work. I was aware that Keoladeo National Park is there at Bharatpur, which is also known as Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary. Though I came to know from google that there in not much to see in the Park inContinue reading “Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur – My date with Nature”
Mystery bird: Pheasant-tailed jacana
This lovely south-east Asian mystery bird is unique because it is the only Jacana to have different plumages for the breeding and non-breeding seasons — unique in its taxonomic family. Jacana is also called a lily-trotter or lotus bird. The seven or eight species of the genus Jacana include the American jacana; the African jacana;Continue reading “Mystery bird: Pheasant-tailed jacana”
Ashy Prinia – The Ashy Wren Warbler
Eleven species of Prinia are found in India, but this write-up focuses on the species most commonly found in cities and human-dominated habitats , Ashy Prinia. It is a common inhabitant of gardens and backyards. The Ashy Prinia is a small sociable bird that’s easy to spot. Prinias are sometimes called long tail warblers orContinue reading “Ashy Prinia – The Ashy Wren Warbler”
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