Showing posts with label Painted Stork. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Painted Stork. Show all posts

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Ranganathittu - 16042011

We were on our way to Bandipur and it was a suprise call from Balu that made us to visit Ranganathittu. With nesting season around and we were lucky to spot these..

A loud shrill call made us to look up and a crested serpent eagle was sitting up there. The boat man told us there was a nest around and he took us nearby. There was another one sitting in the nest, probably there were chiks inside. We kept watching that for a few minutes expecting some chicks, but it didn't move a bit.


Further down, these Streak Throated Swallows had made their nest, and were moving around in unison. Further reading pointed that, these swallows build colonial nests like a honeycomb with mud.


This pond heron in breeding plummage was sitting pretty...


So was this Spot Billed Pelican family...


and there was this Black Crowned Night Heron..


Got to know, why a Spoon Bill is named as Spoon bill :-)


Painted Storks were in plenty and doing acrobatics


and this Open billed Stork, Posed for a good shot with its open bill clearly visible.

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Ranganathittu : Photos

It was a fantastic trip!.. having able to take a shot at lot of them from real close. My fav shots are Stone Plover ,Pied wagtail and the Little Egret. Njoy the phtos.

Stone Plover



Oriental White Ibis



Westeren Marsh Harrier


Water Hen


Tickell's Flower Pecker

on our way back, near a lake on Kanakapura road, this painted stork was enjoying its lunch



Oriental Magpie Robin


Loten's Sun bird


Little Egret


Little Cormorant


Large Pied Wagtail


Large Egret


Large Cormorant
on our way back, near Kokkare Bellur: Indian ROller



Indian Pond Heron


Baya Weaver