Ratnagiri, Maharashtra
District in the west coast of Maharashtra where untouched beaches abut the Sahyadris.
Eurasian Marsh Harrier
This Marsh Harrier, perched near the road, was surveying the landscape for a hunt when we stopped to take a closer look. Just when he was getting comfortable with our presence an auto-rickshaw showed up, honked incessantly, and made him fly away.
Harrier,This Marsh Harrier, perched near the road, was surveying the landscape for a hunt when we stopped to take a closer look. Just when he was getting comfortable with our presence an auto-rickshaw showed up, honked incessantly, and made him fly away.
Brown-headed or Large Green Barbet
Barbet,
Booted Eagle (Pale Morph)
Eagle,
Common Stonechat (Female)
Stonechat,
Oriental Honey Buzzard (In flight)
Honey Buzzard flying over a highway on the Konkan coast.
Honey Buzzard,Honey Buzzard flying over a highway on the Konkan coast.
Black-headed Cuckooshrike
Cuckooshrike,
Red-vented Bulbul
Bulbul,
Common Woodshrike
Resembles the shrike in the characteristic spectacled look, but Woodshrikes are placed in an entirely different family.
Woodshrike,Resembles the shrike in the characteristic spectacled look, but Woodshrikes are placed in an entirely different family.
Purple-rumped Sunbird (Female)
Sunbird in Ratnagiri with a spider in her mouth, probably caught it for her chicks.
Sunbird,Sunbird in Ratnagiri with a spider in her mouth, probably caught it for her chicks.
Red-breasted Flycatcher (Male)
Spotted in a Mango orchard in the Konkan area.
Flycatcher,Spotted in a Mango orchard in the Konkan area.
