Phansad Wild Life Sanctuary @ Dec '11

Here's a slideshow of photos from Phansad WLS expedition that took place on 3rd and 4th December 2011 with Dr. S D Biju - Indian's most well known amphibian biologist and coordinator of the Lost! Amphibians of India initiative (http://www.lostspeciesindia.org)

If you can't see the slideshow above you can check the photos at this link -
 https://picasaweb.google.com/108970323405962159319/PhansadWildLifeSanctuaryDec11

Herpetofauna extravaganza @ Amboli

Here's a slide show of photos from an awesome trip over last weekend dedicated to the Herpetofauna of Amboli, Maharashtra conducted by Nature India Tours (http://natureindiatour.blogspot.com/).

If you can't see the slideshow above you can check the photos at this link -

 https://picasaweb.google.com/108970323405962159319/AmboliJuly11

A big THANKS to Adesh, Mandar, Parthiv and Abhishek for sharing their amazing knowledge with all of us :-D !!!

Mahim Nature Park

Here's a few photos from this morning's birding at Mahim Nature Park, Bombay. 

Coppersmith Barbet

Little Cormorant

Asian Koel (male)

Eurasian Golden Oriole

Shikra

Tailor bird

Unided damselfly

Jewel Beetle

Birding in paradise

I spend today in Bird Haven... I was at the Keoladeo Bird Sanctuary in Bharatpur (near Fatehpur Sikri) and here's a few photos from there..

Starting with a couple of images of the park …

Now the birds…

Green bee-eater

Spotted owlet

Rose ringed parakeet

 Collared scoops owl

Black-rumped Flameback (also called  Lesser Golden-backed Woodpecker)

Painted Storks

Spoon billed stork

Mixed heronry – of Pond Herons, Median Egrets, Great Cormorants and Painted Storks

Grey Herons, Median Egrets, Spoon-billed storks and Painted Storks

Grey Heron

And to end a few photos of Mammals from the park

Spotted deer

and a Jackal

The Demoiselles of Keechan

This morning I went to a tiny village called Keechan (around 4 hours from Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India) to see one of the most amazing wildlife spectacles of India. Everyday during winter as many as 10,000 Demoiselle Cranes (Anthropoides virgo) decent to this village to feed (for decades now the villagers have been putting out tones of grains for these winged visitors). 

Here's a few photos of the spectacle: