Laughing Dove enjoying the rains

Moderate to heavy rains in Sonepat, outing out of the realms of feasibility. Was delighted to see this Laughing Dove enjoying the rains.

Armchair Birding - Home - Brown Rock Chat

Brown Rock Chat - look at the left foot, some problem.

Brown Rock Chat - this one is a second individual.

Brown Rock Chat - at least something to eat.

Brown Rock Chat - some insect to beak upon.

Brown Rock Chat - looking at me.

Incessant rains since last evening kept me indoors. I love cloudy weather. A pair of Brown Rock Chat landed in my yard. I picked my camera to take a few snaps. Both individuals can be identified by the legs - one has some type of swelling in its left foot.

Mohamedabad Pond - Storks on 8th September 09

Three Painted Storks came from the south, circle around for a while losing altitude and landed.

A Sind Sparrow picked something from the grass and flew to an Acacia nilotica tree nearby, could not photograph, but two of pied beauty were there - Black-winged Stilts.

Pond, trees, grass and birds - fill my heart with a mystic fragrance.

Pied Cuckoo - in fact there were two of them, silently inspecting something underneath.

Plenty of water this morning. 36 Painted Storks, one was making noise by clapping his mandibles.

Such a delight to watch them, resting without any disturbance.

Oriental Honey Buzzard was circling overhead.

Black-necked Stork after a long time made its presence.

Common Greenshank silently feeding.