Which bird is this?
What a sweetie!
Check out sun birds; they have that distinctive curved beak that reaches into flowers, and can hover as they feed.
Check out sun birds; they have that distinctive curved beak that reaches into flowers, and can hover as they feed.
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Aug 17th, 2009, 21:23 Sair Kar Duniya Ki Galib , Jindagani Fir Kahan ...
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Raptor thanks again. When I searched on Google images the names are used interchangably.
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Yes much easier! These are Brahminy Myna or Brahminy Starling. Belongs to same family as the earlier.
Yes much easier! These are Brahminy Myna or Brahminy Starling. Belongs to same family as the earlier. Paleface I am gald you found your brid!
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Aug 17th, 2009, 21:34 Humble servant of the self
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Mridula, thanks for the fun.
Originally Posted by mridula Nick and Jitu having fun at my expanse? 
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Nick and Jitu having fun at my expanse? [/url] The bird is Brahminy starling as raptor pointed. And paleface, it is most likely hummingbird moth, not exactly a bird, as I can make out some sort of tentacle present only in moths. Sometimes, the joy that the Daybreak brings, is unparalleled!
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Aug 17th, 2009, 21:49 Sair Kar Duniya Ki Galib , Jindagani Fir Kahan ...
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OK another one from Orchha, is it a vulture?
OK I don't know why the attachement failed but here is a link.
OK I don't know why the attachement failed but here is a link.
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Reason: Making things visible
ahh another invisbird!!
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Aug 17th, 2009, 21:54 Sair Kar Duniya Ki Galib , Jindagani Fir Kahan ...
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I thought it I culd see an antenna too. Hummingbird hawk moth (or its Indian equivalent) is very aptly named; it behaves just like a humming bird.
Originally Posted by jituyadav Mridula, thanks for the fun. The bird is Brahminy starling as raptor pointed. And paleface, it is most likely hummingbird moth, not exactly a bird, as I can make out some sort of tentacle present only in moths.
Mridula, thanks for the fun. The bird is Brahminy starling as raptor pointed. And paleface, it is most likely hummingbird moth, not exactly a bird, as I can make out some sort of tentacle present only in moths.
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Aug 17th, 2009, 22:51 still learning
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We have been sighting them regularly in the mountains here and were very excited when we saw our first king vulture.
Originally Posted by jituyadav Really ! Its a good news if you are talking recent sightings.
Really ! Its a good news if you are talking recent sightings. Recently a mule fell off the mountain and died. We saw it while it was still struggling in the evening lying on the road. Next morning when we were driving by, we saw that the carcass had been picked clean by a flock of over 40 vultures (I counted 42 and then stopped). A very heartening sight
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Aug 17th, 2009, 22:58 Humble servant of the self
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That’s such a good news really and I hope we see the increase in population as I have not sighted a vulture here... or maybe I have not looked carefully for some time now, time for my binoculars.
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