Birding on the Move

On the Sunday afternoon 6th of July Jagdish and I did a round about trip Betoda-Kodar-Dabal-Betoda, covering 25 Kms on the motorbike. We did birding while cruising along.

On the way we would stop at the slightest hint of a flutter in the tree, wait by the road side for the bird to show up, this method proved highly rewarding and we saw Malabar Pied Hornbill, Gold Mantled Leaf Bird, Scarlet Minivet, Chestnut Headed Bee Eater, Pied Crested Cuckoo, Common Hawk Cuckoo, Spotted Dove, Common Iora, Orange Headed Thrush, Eurasian Black Bird, Small Green Bee Eater, Yellow Wattled Lapwing.

We could capture a few of them in the digital trap. Capturing the Pied Crested Cuckoo, Common Hawk Cuckoo and Eurasian Black Bird was difficult. The cuckoos are more often heard than seen since they seldom come out in the open. the Eurasian Blackbird is a very sensitive and shy Bird making it difficult to photograph.



Scarlet Minivet Male

Scarlet Minivet Male


Pied Crested Cuckoo


Common Hawk Cuckoo

Common Hawk Cuckoo

Eurasian Black Bird (Race nigr0pileus of peninsular India)

Eurasian Black Bird (Race nigr0pileus of peninsular India)