Corvidae
Includes hardy and intelligent members such as crows, ravens, rooks, magpies etc, a collection of species that have thrived in perhaps every part of the world except in the polar ice caps. Did you know that some of these birds boast of a brain-to-body mass ratio to match that of the apes.
Yellow-billed blue, or gold-billed Magpie (Juvenile)
Magpie,
House Crow
House Crow flying over the mangroves in Mumbai.
Crow,House Crow flying over the mangroves in Mumbai.
Yellow-billed Chough
Choughs are the scavengers of the high mountains
Chough,Choughs are the scavengers of the high mountains
Spotted or Eurasian Nutcracker
Nutcracker,
Red-billed Chough
Chough,
White-bellied Treepie
White-bellied Treepie near Thattekad reserve.
Treepie,White-bellied Treepie near Thattekad reserve.
Yellow-billed blue, or gold-billed Magpie (Adult)
These magpies were a constant presence at all the resorts we stayed in. This one was shot during our trek back from Tiger's nest.
Magpie,These magpies were a constant presence at all the resorts we stayed in. This one was shot during our trek back from Tiger's nest.
Common Green Magpie
We had stopped to view some elephants on the way out of the park, and this Common Green Magpie was sitting camouflaged in the foliage fairly close to us. Only when it dropped it's guard and preened the feathers on its bright red wings was I able to spot it.
Magpie,We had stopped to view some elephants on the way out of the park, and this Common Green Magpie was sitting camouflaged in the foliage fairly close to us. Only when it dropped it's guard and preened the feathers on its bright red wings was I able to spot it.
White-necked Raven
Raven,
Eurasian Jay
This Eurasian Jay revealed itself when it was calling noisily to its mate from the foliage.
Jay,This Eurasian Jay revealed itself when it was calling noisily to its mate from the foliage.
