Saul Kere lake birding

I visited Saul Kere Lake after a year and it didn't disappoint despite the overcast, low light conditions. Here are a few birds I found...

At 7 AM, it was still dark due to the overcast conditions. A shy White-breasted waterhen gave a brief sighting... 

There were no birds in sight. Probably they were waiting for the sun to show up. I concentrated on the Hibiscus bloom...

A cattle egret was restlessly hopping and flying around in the dark...

An Indian Spot-billed duck was moving with practiced elegance...

I walked along the lake bank as the sun reluctantly broke through the misty morning...

A pair of Spotted doves were behaving like a lovey-dovey couple...

As the sun broke out, sunbirds and sundry other small birds came out chirping. A Cinereous tit caught my attention...

An Indian Silverbill couple found the early morning time fit for intimacy...

I guess, the Purple-rumped sunbird was waiting for the sun to show up. It was so animated seeing the slight glimpse of sun rays through the clouds...

It is so fond of sunlight, just goes head over heels basking in whatever little is available...

Spotted dove...

A juvenile Eurasian coot learning life with his mother. Coots can be very brutal to their own young under pressure such as the lack of food. They will bite young that are begging for food and repeatedly do this until it stops begging and starves to death. If the begging continues, they may bite so hard that the chick is killed.

But this mother looked considerate. It was aggressively trying to find food. Eurasian coot is omnivore. Here it was seen biting some seeds from water vegetation...

It was funny to watch this squirrel, nibbling his breakfast like a baby spilling more than eating...

A Greater coucal showed up for a few seconds...

A Red-whiskered bulbul came out biting a black berry. The plant had some red berries too. I decided to wait for it to bite a red berry...

 A Pale-billed flowerpecker was seen as I wait for the bulbul to get its act right...

I tracked the Red-whiskered bulbul, hoping it will bite a red berry...

It did bite a red berry after a bit of frustrating wait...

The next bite just made my day. The red berry was matching the red whiskers...

 And the final gulp and the glee...

That ends the short birding trip to Saul Kere lake. It was a bit frustrating to begin with but ended well. Hope you liked the post. Do let me know your thoughts in the comments section below...

More winter visitors arrive

Birding at Hoskote lake these days is rewarding me with special sightings of new winter visitors each time. Here are some native and foreign birds I saw in my Sunday visit... 

I was happy to see a White-throated Kingfisher adding a burst of blue in the gray overcast morning...

A male Asian Koel was also spotted on the same tree...

A Wood Sandpiper was looking around for food along the edge of the lake. Seeing this winter migrant for the first time this season was a welcome sight...

A Clamorous Reed Warbler, another winter visitor was flitting around in the bush clutter... 

The Eurasian Marsh-Harrier flew in with its typical "gliding over water and frightening off other birds" behavior...

I watched its antics in awe...

Eurasian Marsh-Harrier is a bird of prey from temperate and subtropical western Eurasia and adjacent Africa...

I liked the attitude of this bird...

Even its droppings look pretty 😝😃

Cattle egret accompanying cattle to catch insect and small vertebrate prey disturbed by the animal...

Screeching noise diverted me towards this Rose-ringed Parakeet...

Due to the very mild sunshine and misty, wintry weather,  very few butterflies were seen. Here's a Plain tiger butterfly...

A Black Drongo was guarding its territory as usual...

I watched Indian Silverbills hopping on and off the wire...

Then saw a Brahminy Kite and a Gray heron perched close together...

One more sighting of  Eurasian Marsh-Harrier... 

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