Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary, Haryana
Sultanpur sanctuary and the nearby wetlands are fertile breeding grounds for winter migrants.
Red Avadavat (Male - breeding)
Male Avadavat, in the breeding plumage
Avadavat,Male Avadavat, in the breeding plumage
Eurasian Wigeon (Male)
Wigeon,
Black-necked Crane (Adult)
On our way out of Pangong we saw the state bird of Ladakh, Black-necked Crane, along the bank of a small pond.
Crane,On our way out of Pangong we saw the state bird of Ladakh, Black-necked Crane, along the bank of a small pond.
Barred Buttonquail
Picture taken from a watchtower on a foggy winter evening. Hence the grainy quality
Buttonquail,Picture taken from a watchtower on a foggy winter evening. Hence the grainy quality
Black Redstart (Female)
Redstart,
Eurasian Wigeon (Immature)
Wigeon,
Bluethroat
It just felt like the Bluethroats were not only more numerous but also a lot more bolder. This one let me take my sweet time to compose the shot and click.
Bluethroat,It just felt like the Bluethroats were not only more numerous but also a lot more bolder. This one let me take my sweet time to compose the shot and click.
Asian Pied Starling
Starling,
Sind Sparrow (Female)
Sparrow,
Northern Shoveler (Female)
Shoveler,
Little Ringed Plover (Breeding)
Photographed in a place called Najafgarh jheel, near Sultanpur sanctuary.
Plover,Photographed in a place called Najafgarh jheel, near Sultanpur sanctuary.
Isabelline Wheatear
Wheatear,
Tibetan Sandgrouse
It snowed unexpectedly in Pangong, and the change in weather seemed to have really uplifted the spirits of this flock of Tibetan Sandgrouses.
Sandgrouse,It snowed unexpectedly in Pangong, and the change in weather seemed to have really uplifted the spirits of this flock of Tibetan Sandgrouses.
Rose-ringed Parakeet (♀)
Parakeet,
Northern Shoveler (Male)
Shoveler,
Sind Sparrow (Male)
Sparrow,
Indian Silverbill
Silverbill,
White-tailed Lapwing
Lapwing,
Scaly-breasted Munia (Juvenile)
Munia,