Shot this bird in a water body in the vast desert spanning 3000+ Sq kms. There were small lakes that dotted the landscape - mostly a leftover of the rainy season from a river that floods the land and dries up. And during that process of drying up over several months, the lakes become a magnet for a variety of birds, waders, Flamingo's and Ducks / Geese as well as a variety of raptors. This is one of the best places for raptors in India.
A pair of Imperial Eagles that we were tracking flew by a water body scaring a flock of ducks away. These Shovelers are migratory birds from Europe and stay in the country till end of March. Last season (and this season) the lakes are way too full in our region, so while they were seen, the places were difficult to access and hard to photograph.
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A small member of the wader family that is found on the shores of lakes, coasts, sand dunes, fields and dry lake beds. The birds in breeding plumage are very beautiful and this is first sighting of them that I can remember - in their breeding plumage with the orange patch on the back of their head. These birds breed in central Asia and winter in India, parts of Asia and Africa.
Sighted a small flock of them on the banks of a shallow lake that about 1500 + waders including ducks, plovers, sandpipers, stints, and a few other large birds like storks. The water level is quite low making it bad for fishermen so the area is sort of left undisturbed. That made it made it a wonderful place for photography. We even sighted a peregrine falcon and saw several kills around - hopefully in January we will see the Falcon in action once the fog lifts.
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A migratory raptor from Central Asia, Eastern Europe that winters in India. They are quite similar to the Pallid Harriers and both these birds are often seen together and even hunt in the same habitat - grasslands. The prey base is also quite similar.
There were several males when I went there over the weekend. In fact, the females were barely seen which is kind of new since every year, the females outnumber the males by a huge ratio - this year it was the opposite. The birds were gently gliding across the grasslands hunting. It was evening and they also started sitting on the ground or on rocks - we had a good time, but the low light meant not many action shots. That grasslands is the only place where we are seeing some bird action these days, hopefully the action picks up soon.
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Sighted quite by accident next to some reeds while I was looking for Yellow Bittern. The bird flew right to nearby reeds and landed there briefly giving me this lovely shot and flew away to a far away larger reed area. Named after the rich cinnamon color of the body, this is a resident bird in India, but migratory for short distances within the country though. They are also found outside of India.
Its preferred habitat is reed beds on the edges of shallow lakes, wet rice / paddy fields, swamps and marshy areas surrounded by reeds.
It was a lucky day for me - I sighted more than 5 of them in a single place and they were quite active flying all over.
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A resident tern much smaller than its common cousin - the River tern and found around fresh water lakes.
They are easy to identify based on their dark reddish beak and orangish legs. The birds continually fly over lakes diving occasionally to catch fish or other food.
This summer is their breeding season and the beaks and bellies turn black during that season. The nesting is done alongside other terns like River terns and Little Terns on the banks of freshwater lakes.
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