Ratnagiri, Maharashtra
District in the west coast of Maharashtra where untouched beaches abut the Sahyadris.
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.
Brown-headed or Large Green Barbet
Barbet,
Booted Eagle (Pale Morph)
Eagle,
Common Stonechat (Female)
Stonechat,
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.
Black-headed Cuckooshrike
Cuckooshrike,
Red-vented Bulbul
Bulbul,
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.
Red-breasted Flycatcher (Male)
Spotted in a Mango orchard in the Konkan area.
Flycatcher,Spotted in a Mango orchard in the Konkan area.
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.
