28 April 2011

The Flying Heron



Apology for the low quality photos.  These shots were taken just slightly before dark at around 7pm on Thursday April 28 2011. 1/250 ISO 640 -  Just love the sequence...strictly for record purposes only.

                                                                                                                                                  Loc: Home April 2011

27 April 2011

The Sky the limit....





                                                    
                                                                                                                                                              Loc - Home April 2011

26 April 2011

Indian Cuckoo ?? - I.D Please....

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Lesser Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna javanica) - Belibis

The Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica, also known as Indian Whistling Duck, is a small whistling duck which breeds in South Asia and southeast Asia.
Habitat: still freshwater lakes, with plentiful vegetation, where this duck feeds on seeds and other vegetation. Occasionally seeks refuge in the ocean just outside the surf area

It nests in tree holes, old nests of other birds, or on a stick platform near the ground, and lays 6-12 eggs.


                                                                                                                                                Loc: Home April 11

Hill Myna (Gracula religiosa)

The Common Hill Myna (Gracula religiosa), sometimes spelled "mynah" and formerly simply known as "Hill Myna", is the myna bird most commonly seen in aviculture, where it is often simply referred to by the latter two names.

This is a stocky jet-black myna, with bright orange-yellow patches of naked skin and fleshy wattles on the side of its head and nape. At about 29 cm length, it is somewhat larger than the Common Myna


                                                           Apology for the low quality photos - strictly for record purposes only.
                                                                                                                                              Loc - home April 2011

24 April 2011

The Missing Link...

White - throated fantail

Blue winged Minla


Blue winged Minla

Silver Eared Mesia

Verditter Flycatcher

Black-backed Forktail

Black-backed Forktail

My 1st encounter with Silver breasted Broadbill @ FH





                                                                                                             All shots taken during my recent outing @ FH 23411

Large Niltava (Niltava grandis)

The Large Niltava (Niltava grandis) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in BangladeshBhutanCambodiaChinaIndiaIndonesia,LaosMalaysiaMyanmarNepalThailand,and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or Antarctic montane forests.

                                                                                                         more to come...
               
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Black-Backed Forktail (Enicurus immaculatus)

The Black-backed Forktail (Enicurus immaculatus)   is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.


It is found in Malaysia & other South East Asia country.. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

                                                                                                                       Loc - FH April 2011                                                                                                                                                                   

23 April 2011

My Recent Outing - Sat April 23 11

Verditter Flycatcher
Verditter Flycatcher


Little Pied Flycatcher (female)
Greater Yellownape Woodpecker


Black-Backed Forktail  (Enicurus immaculatus) 
 Black-Backed Forktail  (Enicurus immaculatus)
White Throated Fantail
White Throated Fantail
Silver Eared Mesia
Silver Eared Mesia
Large Niltava
Greater Yellownape Woodpecker

                                                                                                                                      Loc - FH - 23.4.11 (happy Weekend)