November 2015
A trip to Ganeshgudi is perhaps a dream come true of every bird-watcher. I don't think I have seen so many varieties of birds with so little effort ever before. I am uploading the pictures of the birds we saw. Some common birds like the Green Beeeater, White Throated Kingfisher, Common Kingfisher, Red Vented Bulbul, White Cheeked Bulbul, Magpie Robin, Shikra etc I have omitted. A few I could not get a clear shot of like the Pompadour Pigeons.
For full details of the trip please check http://justtravelmusings.blogspot.in/2015/11/a-road-trip-dandeli-and-ganeshgudi.html
This
beautiful greenish-blue (hence the name- copper
sulphate blue) are widespread residents but breed in the
Himalayas. An
interesting fact I learnt about the bird is that its colour is not due
to
pigments but due to the way the feathers reflect light.
For a full account of the trip check outhttp://justtravelmusings.blogspot.in/2015/11/a-road-trip-dandeli-and-ganeshgudi.html
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A trip to Ganeshgudi is perhaps a dream come true of every bird-watcher. I don't think I have seen so many varieties of birds with so little effort ever before. I am uploading the pictures of the birds we saw. Some common birds like the Green Beeeater, White Throated Kingfisher, Common Kingfisher, Red Vented Bulbul, White Cheeked Bulbul, Magpie Robin, Shikra etc I have omitted. A few I could not get a clear shot of like the Pompadour Pigeons.
For full details of the trip please check http://justtravelmusings.blogspot.in/2015/11/a-road-trip-dandeli-and-ganeshgudi.html
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| White-bellied Blue Flycatcher |
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| White-bellied Blue Flycatcher (F) |
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| Yellow-browed Bulbuls |
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| Tickels Blue Flycatcher |
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| Golden Oriole |
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| Black-headed Oriole |
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| Blue-capped Rock Thrush |
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| Orange-headed Rock Thrush |
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| Brown-cheeked Fulvetta Indian Blue Robin |
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| Blackbird |
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| Velvet Fronted Nuthatch |
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| Small Minivet |
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| Chestnut Tailed Starling |
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| Paradise Flycatcher (F) |
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| Golden-Fronted Leafbird |
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| Golden-Fronted Leafbird (F) |
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| Golden-Fronted Leafbird |
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| Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker |
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| Rufous Woodpecker |
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| Greater Flameback Woodpecker 33cm |
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| Black Rumped Flameback 26-29 cm |
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| Brown Headed Barbet |
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| White Rumped Shama |
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| Black Naped Monarch Flycatcher |
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| Black Naped Monarch Flycatcher with female |
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| Malabar Trogon (front) the much sought after bird in these parts. |
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| Malabar Trogon (back) |
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| Emerald Dove |
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| Plum Headed Parakeet |
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| Little Spider Hunter |
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| Malabar Pied Hornbill |
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| Malabar Grey Hornbill. Our guide recounted the breeding habits of the specie. The female sheds all her feathers and seals herself inside the tree-hole nest. The male feeds the female and later the chicks. However if the male dies for some reason, the whole family will perish of starvation. |
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| Yellow Footed Green Pigeon |
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| Purple Rumped Sunbird |
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| Scimitar Babbler |
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| Oriental White Eyes |
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| Brahminy Kite |
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| Brahminy Kite in flight |
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| Crested Hawk Eagle |
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| Bronzed Drongo |
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| Ashy Drongo |
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| Greater Racket Tailed Drongo |
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| Greater Racket Tailed Drongo |
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| Black Lored Yellow Tit |
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| Indian Roller |
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| Grey Wagtail |
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| Verditer Flycatcher |
For a full account of the trip check outhttp://justtravelmusings.blogspot.in/2015/11/a-road-trip-dandeli-and-ganeshgudi.html
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