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.
Curlew Sandpiper (Non-breeding)
Sandpiper,
Green Sandpiper
Sandpiper,
Ruff (female)
Female Ruff preening. Shot at Mangalajodi wetlands in Chilika Lake.
Ruff,Female Ruff preening. Shot at Mangalajodi wetlands in Chilika Lake.
Eurasian Whimbrel
Whimbrel,
Wood Sandpiper
Sandpiper,
Common Greenshank (Non-breeding)
Greenshank,
Marsh Sandpiper
On the Valiyaparamba beach.
Sandpiper,On the Valiyaparamba beach.
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.
Ruddy Turnstone
Turnstone,
Spotted Redshank
Redshank,
Bar-tailed Godwit
Godwit,
Black-tailed Godwit (non-breeding)
Godwit,
Ruff (breeding-male)
Ruff,
Common Sandpiper
Sandpiper,
Common Sandpiper (in flight)
Sandpipers in formation at Airoli.
Sandpiper,Sandpipers in formation at Airoli.
Common Redshank
Redshank,
