This week's visit to Saul Kere was to sight the Pheasant-tailed Jacanas, again, before these northern breeders from south China, leave for their homes. I saw some other birds too. Here are the pics...
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A couple of Pheasant-tailed Jacanas could be easily spotted flying around...
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They were actively foraging in the floating vegetation...
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I walked further to see a skulking Intermediate Egret...
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An Indian Pond-Heron could catch a fish after a long session of skulking...
...Its excitement after gulping the fish...
...Another prolonged skulker, the Grey Heron was rewarded for his patience...
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There were unusually large number of herons. Here's a Purple heron...
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A Grey heron...
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An Indian Pond Heron...
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After watching the skulkers, I walked further to sight some dabblers. A solitary Indian spot-billed duck was dabbling peacefully...
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Another dabbler was a juvenile Eurasian Moorhen...
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And an adult Eurasian Moorhen was seen unsuccessfully hiding from me...
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I walked further to see a Eurasian Coot mingling with Spot-billed Pelicans...
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Next I sighted a White-throated Kingfisher justifying his name...
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Next I spotted a Spotted Dove...
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A Black drongo...
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And the last sighting of the day was this Rose-ringed Parakeet...
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Saul kere never disappoints. I returned with a satisfying haul. Hope you liked the post. Do share your thoughts in the comments section below...
Such a great variety of excellent bird photos you give us!!
ReplyDeleteTruly Awesome pics
ReplyDeleteThe pheasant tailed jacanas are beautiful. I have not heard of them before. I also enjoyed the series of kingfisher photos. Another very enjoyable post.
ReplyDeleteThe birds are beautiful. You take good quality photos.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful series of photos of the different birds.
ReplyDeleteThe Spot-billed Pelicans and the White-throated Kingfisher are my favorite.
Greetings Irma
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots.
ReplyDeleteA productive time at the lake. The Indian Spot-billed Duck is very striking.
ReplyDeleteEye candy all those beautiful birds and the first one is a really tropical surprise. What a good place to see them.
ReplyDeleteSuch gorgeousness. Love the impressive posing by the White throated King fisher and Rose Ringed Parakeet.
ReplyDeleteI love all the posers though. :)
Your photos are always so beautiful. You really had a nice variety of birds today. The first one, pheasant tailed jacana, is a beautiful bird. You caught him in flight so beautifully!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos of beautiful birds!
ReplyDeleteWe have White Pelicans and Brown Pelicans, but I have never before heard of Spot-billed Pelicans - very interesting!
Großartige Vogelbeobachtung, herrliche Fotos !
ReplyDelete...the Pheasant-tailed Jacanas is fabulous.
ReplyDeleteExcellent bird images!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos. One of my favorites is the Purple heron!
ReplyDeleteExcellent thank you
ReplyDeleteThese are amazing! I think they are priceless. Do you sell them?
ReplyDelete(ツ) from Jenn Jilks , ON, Canada!
No, I don't sell them. There are far better professional images available on the internet. But, I do collaborate with book writers and wildlife parks in the Asia-Pacific region. They use my pictures with attribution.
DeleteI especially love all your heron photos; our heron has been so elusive this year and I've hardly seen him at all!
ReplyDeleteIt seems odd that Pheasant-tailed Jacanas can walk across water like that without getting their tails wet through in the process. Great pic of the Purple Heron and the Spot-billed Duck. I imagine that the duck is normally a very flighty creature.
ReplyDeleteWow, what a fabulous outing and great bird sightings. It is hard to pick a favorite, I love them all. The Pheasant-tailed Jacana is a beautiful. Awesome post and photos. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, enjoy your weekend. Thanks also for leaving me a comment.
ReplyDeleteHello,:=) Your images of all the different birds are delightful.
ReplyDeleteHello Shiju, Another wonderful post with lots of excellent photos. You inspire me! Thank you for sharing and for your kind comment on my blog. Best regards from Seattle! John
ReplyDeleteYou are so lucky living where you live, because the birdlife is fabulous. Those Jacanas have indeed a fancy & elegant tails! Thank you for these beautiful puctures.
ReplyDeleteI like the pelicans talking to the coot! Looks like we should make a caption for that photo! As always your photos amaze me. I love seeing the 'catch of the day' in some of them!
ReplyDeletethat beautiful bird, Pheasant-tailed Jacanas :) It seems so special )
ReplyDeleteEach bird is simply beautiful. What a lovely idea to make a bag.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing.
Have a wonderful week.
What a wonderful variety of beauties!
ReplyDeleteWow. Such amazing photos. I've never even seen jacanas in photos before, and yours are - without exception - stunning.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2022/07/happy-independence-day-usa.html
Fantastic birds images, the one takes my minds away is Pheasant-tailed Jacanas, beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI like all the photos as always great bird captures
ReplyDeleteHave a pecktastic week 👍
Beautiful images, as always! You always find such a wide variety of birds.
ReplyDeleteWonderful series of birds and lovely pictures..The Pheasant-tailed Jacanas is well named..Enjoy your week..
ReplyDeleteWow. The duck ones look like a painting. Are you close when you take these or have a wide angle? not sure the term that gets really close from a distance. Amazing photos.
ReplyDeleteYou cannot go near the birds, they will fly off. I use a telephoto lens to shoot them from a safe distance. Also, it is always wise and ethical to keep a safe distance when you deal with wildlife. There's a thumb trick that one can follow - make a thumbs up, extend your arm all the way, close one eye, and see if you can hide the animal with your thumb. If you can’t hide the entire animal with your thumb take a few steps back and try again. When you can hide the whole animal, this means you are a safe distance from wildlife.
DeleteStunning image collection!
ReplyDeleteSo many pretty birds. The dove is my favorite.
ReplyDelete...and an early photographer catches the Pheasant-tailed Jacanas before they fly off to South China. :) The red on the Eurasian Moorhen and the blue on the kingfisher are so saturated that they look painted! Lovely pics as always.
ReplyDeletelovely king fisher..... and beautiful Pheasant-tailed Jacanas....
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing
The Pond-Heron looks a bit like a cross between a bird and a lion in its second picture!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful birds and your photography is so beautiful.
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Have a fabulous day and rest of the week. ♥
Your photos always bring me joy! Thanks for sharing at Inspire Me Monday at Create With Joy. Have a fabulous week Shiju!
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful but capturing the bird fishing is fantastic!! Lovely. Thanks for sharing with #FavouriteFotos. Hope to see you again next Monday!
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