Stork-billed Kingfisher
Date: 12/11/2008
Small is beautiful - Stork-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis)
Large Cormorant
Date: 11/22/2008
Sunbird
Date: 11/21/2008
Brahminy Kite
Date: 11/21/2008
Vernal Hanging Parrot
Date: 11/21/2008
Indian Grey Hornbill
Date: 11/21/2008
Asian Fairy Bluebird
Date: 11/17/2008
The Asian Fairy Bluebird (Irena puella) live in the forest crown and eats fruit, nectar and some insects. Beautiful Fairy Bluebirds can be found in groups at fig trees feeding on fruits.
White Bellied Drongo
Date: 11/17/2008
White Belied Drongo (Dicrurus caerulescens),a resident breeder found in pen forest, well-wooded habitats and countryside farms.
Black Headed Oriole
Date: 11/16/2008
Chestnut Headed Bee Eater
Date: 11/16/2008
Yellow browed bulbul
Date: 11/16/2008
Indian great reed Warbler
Date: 11/16/2008
Blue Winged Parakeet Male
Date: 11/15/2008
Blue Winged Parrot Female
Date: 11/15/2008
Blue Winged Parakeets on love
Date: 11/15/2008
Blue Winged Parakeets
Date: 11/15/2008
Name needed
Date: 11/15/2008
Blue Rock Pigeon
Date: 11/14/2008
Black Eagle
Date: 11/14/2008
Ashy Drongo
Date: 11/12/2008
Pied Bush Chat
Date: 11/12/2008
Red Headed Woodpecker
Date: 11/12/2008
Scaly-bellied Woodpecker
Date: 11/12/2008
Paradise Fly Catcher - Female
Date: 11/12/2008
Grey Headed Babbler
Date: 11/12/2008
Barn Swallow
Date: 11/12/2008
The Barn Swallow feeds on insects such as large flies, plant lice (aphids), and flying ants. Often seen as groups flying and feeding.
Indian Pied Wagtail
Date: 11/12/2008
This bird gets its name 'Wagtail' because of the constant motion of its tail. A large wagtail with black and white plumage that distinguishes it from all other wagtails, wings coverts largely white; found at river banks, canals, lakes and irrigation barrages. (Motacilla madaraspatensis)
Spotted Dove
Date: 11/09/2008
Dove looks thinner at Nelliampathy! The Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis) is commonly found in open woodland & farmlands in India.
Chestnut Tail Starling
Date: 11/09/2008
Dead tree. Lively birds!
Plum Headed Parakeet
Date: 11/09/2008
Not the beak, but the whole head is red!
Plum Headed Parakeet-2
Date: 11/09/2008
Stand alone
Red vented Bulbul
Date: 11/09/2008
Most common bird in Nelliampathy.
Malabar ParakeetWell Set!
Date: 11/09/2008
Endemic to Western Ghats. Pick of the Nelliampathy trek
Asian Koel Male
Date: 11/02/2008
White Headed Babbler
Date: 11/02/2008
Common bird in Masinagudi
Blue Winged Parakeet
Date: 11/02/2008
Endemic to Western Ghats
Laughing Dove
Date: 10/26/2008
Laughing Dove in its natural habitat, a shrub jungle in Sathy.
Brahminy Starling
Date: 10/26/2008
Also called as Brahminy Myna. Found in packs. Common bird in Sathy forests.
Indian Roller Coaster
Date: 10/26/2008
Distributed in most parts of NBR. Colourful bird.
Indian Grey Hornbill
Date: 10/25/2008
Found in Sathy Forests. Flies faster than Great Pied and Malabar Pied Hornbills because of its smaller size. No attractive colour on its beak, wings. Almost no hood.
Lark
Date: 10/25/2008
The crest differentiates it from the Pipit
Brahminy Starlings Pair
Date: 10/25/2008
Made not for each other
Greater Coucal
Date: 10/25/2008
Metallic browm coloured feathers are seen in Sathy area. its eyes are mostly captured in red even without a flash. Also called as Crow Pheasant
Jungle Myna
Date: 09/28/2008
Jungle Myna sitting on a hut in a remote village of Kotagiri.
Myna BathFreeze frame.
Date: 09/28/2008
Jungle Myna refresing itself in a stream
Long Tailed Shrike
Date: 09/28/2008
Bush Chat
Date: 09/28/2008
Red vented Bulbul
Date: 09/28/2008
Morning light is always a great boon for bird photoraphy.
Magpie Robin
Date: 09/28/2008
Sunbird
Date: 09/21/2008
White Breasted Kingfisher
Date: 09/21/2008
Changable Hawk Eagle
Date: 09/15/2008
Changable Hawk Eagle (Spizaetus cirrhatus) is a bird of prey and medium to large raptor found in Topslip, Anamallais Range.
Green Bee-eater Pair
Date: 09/15/2008
Green Bee-eaters preys on insects, especially bees, wasps and ants. Bee-eaters catches insects in the air by sorties from an open and low bushes, branches, fence wires and electric wires.
Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis) is a common bird in our country fields.
Common hoopoeUpupa epops
Date: 09/15/2008
Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) is a medium-sized bird commonly found in India. Common Hoopoe feeds mainly on insects, particularly larvae and pupae.
Indian Roller
Date: 09/15/2008
Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis) is the state bird in Karnataka, Bihar, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh. Also known as "Nilkanth" or "Sabzak" in Hindi Language and Bhadabhadalia" in Oriya Language.
Indian Roller is very unique in its flight style. It has a variety of loud raucous calls and is particularly noisy and demonstrative during its aerial courtship display. During courtship the male exhibits a series of attractive aerobatics like circus. Blue jays or rollers get their name from the magnificent tumbling and rolling flight. They rocket into the air, somersaulting, rolling from side to side to the accompaniment of horsh grating screams and nose-diving with his brilliant plumage flashing in the sun. The rollers' acrobatic skill is also shown when they chase other birds that come near their nests.
Long Tailed Shrik
Date: 08/14/2008
Long tailed Shrik (Lanius schach) is a winter visitor to Masinagudi in Nilgiris area.
Peacock
Date: 08/13/2008
Spot Billed Duck
Date: 08/13/2008
Spot Billed Duck (Anas poecilorhyncha) was spotted at Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, Nilgiris.
Peacock Perfect
Date: 06/21/2008
Peacock Dance
Date: 06/21/2008
Nilgiri Pipit - Loud and Clear
Date: 06/21/2008
The Nilgiri Pipit, (Anthus nilghiriensis) is an endemic and rare bird listed in 2008 IUCN Red List Category as Near Threatened.
Pied Bush chatJuvenile, Male
Date: 03/29/2008
Too close to the lens. A size bigger than house sparrow. Its other sex in the next picture.
Nilgiri FlycatcherEumyias albicaudata
Date: 03/28/2008
ENDEMIC TO WESTERN GHATS. Spotted near Pandiyar Rest house
Shikra
Date: 03/09/2008
Red Headed Vulture
Date: 03/06/2008
Red headed Vulture, King Vulture, Black Vulture
Peacock
Date: 03/06/2008
Peacock warming up in the morning sun
Changable Hawk Eagle
Date: 03/03/2008
Crested Hawk Eagle Adult
Date: 03/03/2008
Malabar Pied Hornbill at Mulli
Date: 03/03/2008
Mulli Malabar Pied Hornbill
Date: 03/03/2008
name-needed
Date: 03/03/2008
Oriental White Eye
Date: 03/03/2008
Scarlet Minivet Female
Date: 03/03/2008
Scarlet Minivet Male
Date: 03/03/2008
Great Pied HornbillBuceros bicornis
Date: 02/07/2008
CROWNING GLORY. Shot against light, just above Kaathadi mudi in a Ficus tree. A Big bird making bigger whoosh.. whoosh... sound while flying. Wildlifers dream bird.
Yellow Breasted Babbler
Date: 02/06/2008
Oriental Magpie Robin
Date: 02/06/2008
Oriental Magpie Robin also known as Straits Robin and as Magpie. Oriental Magpie Robin is terrestrial bird, hops along the ground with cocked tail and the male sings loud melodic notes.
Common Myna
Date: 02/06/2008
Common Myna also known as Indian Myna and as the Talking Myna
Rocket Tailed Drongo
Date: 02/06/2008
Velvet Fronted Nuthatch
Date: 02/05/2008
Malabar Grey Hornbill
Date: 02/05/2008
ENDEMIC TO WESTERN GHATS. Shot at Kumatty settlemet, 6 Kms S.East of Varagaliyar camp
Malabar Grey Hornbill at Anamallais
Date: 02/05/2008
Shaot at Kumatty settlement.
Brahminy Kite on Flight
Date: 02/05/2008
This Kite was seen above the Varagaliar rest house.
Pond Heron
Date: 02/04/2008
Nilgiri pipit
Date: 01/26/2008
Endemic to Western Ghats
Orange Headed Ground Thrush
Date: 01/26/2008
bird name needed
Date: 01/26/2008
Malabar Pied Hornbill
Date: 01/25/2008
Crested Serpent Eagle
Date: 01/25/2008
Asian Paradise Fly Catcher
Date: 01/15/2008
Spotted Owlett
Date: 01/06/2008
Brahminy Kite
Date: 01/05/2008
Black Eagle
Date: 01/05/2008
Common Hawk Cuckoo
Date: 01/05/2008
Oriental Magpie Robin
Date: 01/04/2008
Changeable Hawk Eagle
Date: 12/29/2007
Brown MuniaSeegur, Nilgiris North, feed 20
Date: 12/29/2007
Black rumped flameback Woodpecker
Date: 12/29/2007
Also called as Lesser golden backed woodpecker
Oriental White eye
Date: 12/14/2007
Little bigger than sun bird, restless, found all the way from fishing hut to Mukkurthi peak
Jungle Crow
Date: 12/14/2007
Golden Oriole
Date: 12/10/2007
Ashy Drongo
Date: 12/08/2007
Grey Wag tail
Date: 11/30/2007
Pond Heron
Date: 11/30/2007
Eurasian Collared Dove
Date: 11/24/2007
White Rumped Vulture
Date: 11/24/2007
Booted Eagle
Date: 11/24/2007
White Rumped Vultures
Date: 11/24/2007
White Rumped Vulture Critically Endangered
Date: 11/24/2007
Crested Hawk Eagle
Date: 11/24/2007
Green Bee Eater
Date: 11/24/2007
White bellied Drongo
Date: 11/24/2007
Asian open billed stork
Date: 11/22/2007
Blue Jay
Date: 11/19/2007
Crested Serpant EagleAlert: eye to toe
Date: 11/19/2007
Grey Headed Canary Fly Catcher
Date: 11/18/2007
Golden Oriole
Date: 11/17/2007
Nilgiris Laughing Thrush
Date: 11/17/2007
Asian Koel Female
Date: 11/16/2007
Pelican
Date: 11/14/2007
Purple Moore henfeed 14, singanallur tank, coimbatore, sounds like a hen, shouts like a duck, flies fast
Date: 11/14/2007
Cormorants
Date: 11/13/2007
Spotted dove
Date: 11/13/2007
Pied Kingfisher
Date: 11/13/2007
kingfisher zeroing in on a prey, process called as HOLY GHOST
Purple Heron
Date: 11/13/2007
Looks like a darter but bigger, fatter. smaller to a pelican. sits at a place for long
Little kingfisher
Date: 10/28/2007
smaller in size when compared to normal kingfisher. Allows us to get nearer than the normal ones.
White Kingfisher
Date: 10/27/2007
Spot billed duck
Date: 10/27/2007
Darter
Date: 10/27/2007
ready for take off
Darter
Date: 10/27/2007
watching for the prey
White breasted kingfisher
Date: 10/27/2007
Front side is brown and white, backside is lustrous blue.
Kingfisher
Date: 10/27/2007
Brown headed Munia
Date: 10/27/2007
White throated Munia
Date: 10/27/2007
Earlier noted as Brown headed Munia
Black headed Munia
Date: 10/27/2007
White headed babbler
Date: 10/27/2007
Common Coot
Date: 10/27/2007
Drongo
Date: 10/20/2007
Chestnut headed bee eater
Date: 10/20/2007
Coppersmith and Chloropsis
Date: 10/20/2007
Black headed Oriole
Date: 10/20/2007
Common Iora
Date: 10/20/2007
White browed bulbul
Date: 10/20/2007
Asian fairy bluebird
Date: 10/20/2007
Chestnut headed bee eater
Date: 10/20/2007
Malabar pied hornbill
Date: 10/19/2007
Red rumped swallow
Date: 10/19/2007
Green bee eater
Date: 10/19/2007
Pelican in hundreds
Date: 10/14/2007
Rose ringed Parakeet
Date: 10/05/2007
young peacock
Date: 09/24/2007
Jerdon's Baza on flight
Date: 09/22/2007
Jerdon's Baza
Date: 09/22/2007
T(h)ree pie
Date: 09/02/2007
Common Tailor bird
Date: 09/01/2007
Creates big sound
Red whiskered bulbul
Date: 07/21/2007
Little Cormorant
Date: 06/30/2007
snake bird
Date: 06/30/2007
cormorant
Date: 06/30/2007
Bulbulnot a natural setting
Date: 06/11/2007
Tamizhagam, Ooty
