I had a fabulous birding trip to Hoskote lake. Here's what I saw...
The weather was pleasant...
Here's a timelapse video of the cloudy sky...
Eurasian Coot...
Pied Bushchat female...
Pied Bushchat male...
Tricolored Munia...
Red-vented Bulbul...
It flew away showing a glimpse of its red vent...
Ashy Prinia...
A Crimson Rose butterfly was more a flutterby. It just refused to stay still. Here are a few shot I took with fast shutter speed...
The sky was stunning...
Here's another timelapse video of the cloudy sky...
Zitting Cisticola...
A Pied Kingfisher was trying to spot fish from its high perch...
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Here's the hover before the pied kingfisher dash into the water...
Purple-rumped Sunbird...
Cormorant...
A male Baya weaver comes across as an example of an "ideal family man". He single-handedly constructs the intricate nests which most often get rejected by the female. I saw three nests on a tree out of which two were apparently rejected and abandoned...
The active nest had newborn chicks in it...
Here, I saw the male's role as a sole breadwinner. Every ten minutes it will fly in with an insect to feed the chicks...
It enters the nest through the opening...
And rushes out to find more food for the family...
After ten minutes, our family man arrives again with delicious food...
Here are a few close-ups of the male Baya Weaver...
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