More images from Nagla

To add to yesterday's post of the Blue Oakleaf butterfly from Nagla Block.. Here's a bunch of other stuff we saw there. 

It's getting hot and the forest has started shedding its leaves for the summer and the leaves of the Kusum tree (Schleichera oleosa) have started turning into the most amazing hues of red.. 

I'll start with the birds 

A female Golden Oriole takes off 

I got a fleeting view of this Black-naped Monarch Flycatcher 

The amazing crimson throat of the Vigors's sunbird

Ashy drongo (check out it's bright red eyes)

And a pair of billing Indian Grey Hornbills ...

.. besides these birds we saw the Red-whiskered bulbul, White-Throated Kingfisher, Palm swift, Purple sunbird, Flowerpecker, Common Myna, Spotted Dove, Brown-headed Barbet, Leafbird, River Tern, Jungle crow, Asian Koel, Rufous Treepie, Magpie Robin, Brahminy Kite, Cattle Egrets, Oriental Honey Buzzard and a White-browed bulbul... 

We also heard numerous birds that I have no idea about..

Moving to the butterflies - as it started heating up there was a lot of butterfly activity

Common Leopard

There were 100s of Line Blues flying all over the place.. I clicked quite a few of them..

Not quite sure which species of Line Blues these are but if I had to make a calculated guess I would go with Tailless Line Blue

Forget-me-not 

Chestnut-streaked Sailor

I finally managed a few decent photos of the Indian Red Flash   

Even managed this partly opened wing shot of the Flash  

 And a close up of the underside where you can see the Red glitter like spots.

And a Baronet

And to end this post a couple of other life forms..

A Golden coloured Jumping spider

 

and some sort of a fly with awesome green eyes...