Kavanapura, Karnataka
The location of our little mango orchard which is turning out to be one of my favorite places for lazy balcony birding.
Cinereous Tit
To be a successful insect-eater it helps to be acrobatic. A cinereous tit hangs upside down while raiding this spider's web.
Tit,To be a successful insect-eater it helps to be acrobatic. A cinereous tit hangs upside down while raiding this spider's web.
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher (Female)
Flycatcher,
Small Minivet (Male)
Male Small Minivet picking off insects from a Papaya plant.
Minivet,Male Small Minivet picking off insects from a Papaya plant.
Large Cuckooshrike (Female)
We get a lot of Small Minivets in our farm. This monsoon, for the first time in my experience, this Large Cuckooshrike paid a visit. Perched right outside the house, it called incessantly. I had to suspend my work, come out and pay heed. Almost as if it had stopped by only to say hi, it flew away as soon as I got this one picture.
Cuckooshrike,We get a lot of Small Minivets in our farm. This monsoon, for the first time in my experience, this Large Cuckooshrike paid a visit. Perched right outside the house, it called incessantly. I had to suspend my work, come out and pay heed. Almost as if it had stopped by only to say hi, it flew away as soon as I got this one picture.
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher (Male)
One half of a pair of Tickell's Blue that live under the foliage of a large mango tree in our farm.
Flycatcher,One half of a pair of Tickell's Blue that live under the foliage of a large mango tree in our farm.
Baya Weaver (phillipinus - Male)
Weaver,
Black-rumped or Lesser Flameback Woodpecker (bengalhense ♂)
Woodpecker,
Small Minivet (Female)
Female Small Minivet feeding on a papaya leaf.
Minivet,Female Small Minivet feeding on a papaya leaf.
Baya Weaver (phillipinus - Male)
Weaver,
Baya Weaver (phillipinus - Male)
Photographed near a lake close to our farm.
Weaver,Photographed near a lake close to our farm.
Tawny-bellied Babbler
This one is probably a juvenile
Babbler,This one is probably a juvenile
Purple Sunbird
There's a kind of social spider in our farm who work together to construct large messy, but effective webs. This Purple sunbird's breakfast plan was to take their heist from one web to the other all morning picking off all the bugs stuck to them.
Sunbird,There's a kind of social spider in our farm who work together to construct large messy, but effective webs. This Purple sunbird's breakfast plan was to take their heist from one web to the other all morning picking off all the bugs stuck to them.
Egyptian Vulture (in flight)
Egyptian Vulture flying over the granite rocks of Ramanagara. Shot from our farm.
Vulture,Egyptian Vulture flying over the granite rocks of Ramanagara. Shot from our farm.
Baya Weaver (phillipinus - Female)
Weaver,
Shikra (juvenile)
A juvenile Shikra
Shikra,A juvenile Shikra
Small Minivet (female)
Small Minivet (Female) feeding on a winged termite.
Minivet,Small Minivet (Female) feeding on a winged termite.
Purple-rumped Sunbird (Nestling)
This sunbird family built its nest on a well covered branch of a Wrightia tinctorial tree. Unfortunately, the tree shed all its leaves and left this nestling fully exposed. Which explains that piqued look.
Sunbird,This sunbird family built its nest on a well covered branch of a Wrightia tinctorial tree. Unfortunately, the tree shed all its leaves and left this nestling fully exposed. Which explains that piqued look.
White spotted Fantail
Whether it's the fancy tail or its whistling call this one is a complete charmer.
Fantail,Whether it's the fancy tail or its whistling call this one is a complete charmer.
Common Tailorbird
While building their nests Tailorbirds are capable of extremely delicate skills, since they need to sew leaves together with just their beaks. Nothing delicate about their calls though. This one was shouting away at the top of a mango tree canopy.
Tailorbird,While building their nests Tailorbirds are capable of extremely delicate skills, since they need to sew leaves together with just their beaks. Nothing delicate about their calls though. This one was shouting away at the top of a mango tree canopy.
Small Green or White-cheeked Barbet
The fruits on the Singapore cherry tree are a favourite for the White-cheeked Barbet.
Barbet,The fruits on the Singapore cherry tree are a favourite for the White-cheeked Barbet.
Black-naped Oriole (Immature)
Immature Black-naped Oriole, probably passing through this area as it travels to the jungles down south for the winter.
Oriole,Immature Black-naped Oriole, probably passing through this area as it travels to the jungles down south for the winter.
Grey-breasted Prinia
Grey-breasted Prinia picking off worms from under the leaves of Mango trees.
Prinia,Grey-breasted Prinia picking off worms from under the leaves of Mango trees.
White-rumped Munia (striata - Adult)
This munia seemed to have squatted into the abandoned nest of a Baya Weaver.
Munia,This munia seemed to have squatted into the abandoned nest of a Baya Weaver.
Oriental White-eye
As we spend more time at the farm, the white-eyes here have become more and more used to our presence. It's a great feeling when a bird trusts you and lets you get a little more closer. It makes for great photos too.
White-eye,As we spend more time at the farm, the white-eyes here have become more and more used to our presence. It's a great feeling when a bird trusts you and lets you get a little more closer. It makes for great photos too.
White-browed Bulbul
Bulbul,
Shikra (Juvenile)
Shikra,
Indian Robin (Male)
Robin,
Oriental Honey Buzzard (Female)
This female, possibly looking for prey, perched on the top of a mango tree on a clear monsoon morning
Honey Buzzard,This female, possibly looking for prey, perched on the top of a mango tree on a clear monsoon morning
Scaly-breasted Munia
This individual was one half of a pair that chose to build a nest on a tree right across our balcony. One of them, presumably the male, fetched nesting material all day while the other stitched it together to make a cosy nest. Inexplicably after all the hard work they abandoned the nest. While it lasted, though, I couldn't take my eyes off them.
Munia,This individual was one half of a pair that chose to build a nest on a tree right across our balcony. One of them, presumably the male, fetched nesting material all day while the other stitched it together to make a cosy nest. Inexplicably after all the hard work they abandoned the nest. While it lasted, though, I couldn't take my eyes off them.
Tickell's or Pale-billed Flowerpecker
Flowerpecker,
Purple Sunbird (Male)
Sunbird,
Rose-ringed Parakeet (♂)
Parakeet,
