Scolopacidae
Characterised by long legs and long bills these shorebirds pick on prey that they can find by the edge of the water bodies they inhabit.
Spotted Redshank
Redshank,
Marsh Sandpiper
On the Valiyaparamba beach.
Sandpiper,On the Valiyaparamba beach.
Ruff (breeding-male)
Ruff,
Common Redshank
Redshank,
Ruff (female)
Female Ruff preening. Shot at Mangalajodi wetlands in Chilika Lake.
Ruff,Female Ruff preening. Shot at Mangalajodi wetlands in Chilika Lake.
Common Sandpiper (in flight)
Sandpipers in formation at Airoli.
Sandpiper,Sandpipers in formation at Airoli.
Curlew Sandpiper (Non-breeding)
Sandpiper,
Ruddy Turnstone
Turnstone,
Eurasian Whimbrel
Whimbrel,
Common Greenshank (Non-breeding)
Greenshank,
Green Sandpiper
Sandpiper,
Wood Sandpiper
Sandpiper,
Black-tailed Godwit (non-breeding)
Godwit,
Common Sandpiper
Sandpiper,
Eurasian Curlew (Non-breeding)
On one of the days during our stay in the Farm of Happiness, we made a short tour to a completely untouched beach near Ganapati Pule. This Curlew was eating the tiny translucent crabs that were dashing about on the sand.
Curlew,On one of the days during our stay in the Farm of Happiness, we made a short tour to a completely untouched beach near Ganapati Pule. This Curlew was eating the tiny translucent crabs that were dashing about on the sand.
Bar-tailed Godwit
Godwit,
