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Saturday, April 03, 2021

This week's avian beauties

It was more than the usual haul from a birding trip to Hoskote. There were many posers, some ruffled feathers, a foodie and some romance. Here are the pics...
I was just in time to witness the beautiful sunrise...
The egrets, stilts and Spot-billed Pelicans were already active in their quest for food...
The rose patch had beautiful yellow roses...
The birds were slowly waking up to life. The walk was made pleasant by the beautiful views and lovely bird calls... 
A Red-whiskered Bulbul perched on one of the trees...
A parakeet was active on a tree branch. It had a larger bill than a Rose-ringed parakeet. I guessed it to be a female Alexandrine Parakeet...
An Asian Koel was seen next. From the plumes, I guess it to be a female or an immature male...
Crossandra infundibuliformis, the firecracker flower...
The hike continued...
In the bamboo thickets, I saw a Green Bee-eater with ruffled feathers...


A male Indian Robin posed with his prized catch...
And a female Indian Robin was still hunting for her meal...
A Yellow-billed Babbler couple were indulging in public display of affection...


I watched a male Purple-rumped Sunbird doing acrobatics...



White-throated Kingfisher...
A Wire-tailed Swallow decided to pose for me and like a paparazzi I tried to capture from every angle...








I returned home extremely satisfied by the morning. Hope you liked the post. Please give your feedback in the comments section below.



48 comments:

  1. Awesome series.
    Nice to admire so many different birds!

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  2. What a beautiful series of photos.
    All photos are perfectly photographed, my compliments.
    Most of these birds do not occur in the Netherlands.
    I wish you a happy Easter.
    Greetings Irma

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  3. Hello,
    Your birds photos are just amazing, well done. You are lucky to see these beautiful birds and they all posed so nicely. The views are lovely, the roses and firecracker flowers are beautiful. Great post. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a happy weekend! PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.

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  4. Beautiful post, Amazing clicks.
    Have a nice weekend.

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  5. With a series of captivating pictures of birds, you are lucky to be able to capture them in great detail.

    Happy weekend.

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  6. Remarkable photos, especially of the Sunbird stunts!

    be safe... mae at maefood.blogspot.com

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  7. Lovely set of photos my friend. The bee Eater is my favourite today. But I had to smile for the poor swallow with only half of its tail left it will have to grow a new set of wires.

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  8. ...thanks for sharing your beautiful images of birds and landscapes that I wouldn't be able to see here.

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  9. Hello,:=) Beautiful series of shots. Preety flowers, scenes, and all the birds are delightful. Favourites today is the Wire-tailed Swallow, and the Asian Koel, (the tail feathers are beautiful.)

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  10. Wow, such amazing photos, you have some nice perspective! I love the Kingfisher! And the sunrise!! :)

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  11. An amazing series of beautiful birds. I enjoyed seeing them as I wouldn't be able to see them here. Thank you for sharing.

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  12. These are wonderful shots of so many beautiful birds!

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  13. Magnificent images. Tho difficult to choose a "favorite", I really must say the bulbul composition is extraordinary.
    As always, thanks for taking time to share your birds with us!!

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  14. Such beautiful photos! We also have many parakeets here. They are an invasive species that spread in Israel after escaping their safari cages and have since become a common sight in the country.

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  15. you had all the right to be satiesfied with your shots this day. Both birds and nature are gorgeous. I wish I was there. :)

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  16. so many beautiful birds i have never seen before and your images are extraordinary. i had so favorites, too many to list, but perhaps the wire-tailed swallow perhaps stole the show. i know that feeling you described, being so satisfied. i really loved this post!! happy easter!!

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  17. Fantastic photograph of our 'feathered friends ~ Wow! ~ I have never seen most of them ~ you are a true birder and excellent photographer ~ Xo

    Living moment by moment,

    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  18. Fantastic bird shots. Thankyou for sharing. We have bee-eaters here too. Take care and enjoy your week and thank you for visiting my blog last week.

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  19. Wow! What a great set of images. The Wire Tailed Swallow is a remarkable looking bird.

    Sorry for rather long silence, things have been a bit crazy here.

    Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

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  20. Stunning sunrise and great captures of the beautiful birds. Indeed, your morning hike has been very fruitful.

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  21. Delightful captures as always!

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  22. What a wonderful Post, I enjoyed reading. Thank you for sharing.

    Have a good week.

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  23. Beautiful photography..I enjoyed your walk..Love the Swallow..We have them here..Beautiful iridescent blue color. Love the name of your blog..Enjoy the rest of your week..

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  24. I'm jealous of the diversity of nature you capture and of your talent for photography. Thanks so much for sharing - stunning photos!

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  25. Fabulous photos, you have such beautiful birds and countryside there, I would love to visit but it will never happen. Keep safe Diane

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  26. What fab captures so vivid clear and colourful :-)

    Have a scenictastic safe week 👍😷😷😷

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  27. Such beautiful blooms and birds!

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  28. Amazing shots!

    I especially love the Sunbird stunts!

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  29. A morning well-spent! :D
    That's a superb collection of pictures. :)

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  30. What realism, some of these birds seem about to fly off the picture!

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  31. Satisfied, I should say so n ... I would be ecstatic! ...and I am more than satisfied just to look at your beautiful pictures. The kissing babblers are wonderful and I love each of your “paparezzi” series.... that red-headed swallow is a beautiful model!

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  32. That sure was a magical morning for you. What beauty you saw and captured.
    Always delighted to see your posts in Life This Week Link up. Thanks for joining in. Looking forward to next week, when we may, should we choose, Share Our Snaps (photos!). Denyse.

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  33. Hello, Just came over to see your photos again. All fabulous birds.:=)

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  34. You are a birdwatcher extraordinaire.

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  35. Very beautiful pictures ! all of them !

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  36. Love all the bird photos. You are very talented.

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  37. I admire your wonderful photos. They are so magnificent.
    Bulbul looks so cute!

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  38. Wonderful photos! A feast for the eyes.

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  39. Wow - beauties they are! I can feel the warm air and the chirping of the birds via your photos 💕

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  40. Excellent sir. I miss the birds here in Bangalore. Hopefully can get out like you exclusively for birding some day

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  41. I always feel that my post is incomplete if I don't have bird photos. (which I don't this week) There are so many birds in your post I've never seen. Beauties all! I love mornings!

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  42. What a stunning capture of Rose, Those are beautiful capture of birds.

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