Friday, January 20, 2012

Birding at Yelagiri, interrupted by cyclone Thane

28th Dec 2011 to 31st, with cyclone Thane keeping us indoors all day on the 30th!

Pied bushchats and bulbuls everywhere.


The mermaid-in-the-lake seemed to point to the white-browed wagtail, which was on the rock to her left!  Poor thing, her arm has dislocated with the effort!

Asian Paradise flycatcher, that flitted in and out of the silver oak trees on the 31st morning.


White-bellied drongos - fascinating aerial swoops and dives as they caught insects on the fly!

My first ever Verditer flycatcher - the blue birdie on the wire.

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2 comments:

  1. Beautiful pics. The paradise flycatcher looks glorious.

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  2. It was a captivating sight, Mr Ramakrishnan, to see it flitting gracefully from tree to tree, with its tail streaming behind - the picture doesn't do justice, sadly!

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