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A self proclaimed naturalist

Jaipur, India
Joined June 2010
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Blue-cheeked Bee-eater A summer migratory from Central & Eastern Africa #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #sikar #birdphotography
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Royals fortress SMS 😍
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Have you seen spotted owlet in sand burrows before? It was quite a rare sight to me #IndiAves #birdwatching #BirdsSeenIn2022 #birdphotography #jaipur
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Yellow-wattled Lapwing झिरडी, पीली टिटहरी Once you see its ramp walk, you'll fall in love with it instantly. #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #sikar #birdphotography
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Rose-ringed Parakeet तोता, मिट्ठू, लिबर तोता The Parrots are the only birds which use their feet to bring the food to their mouth. #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #sikar #birdphotography
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Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse भट तीतर These beautiful dove like birds live in hot arid region but heavily reliant on water. #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #sikar #birdphotography
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Blue-cheeked Bee-eater बड़ा पतरिंगा Eats insects, especially bees, wasps and hornets, which are caught in the air by sorties from an open perch. #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #sikar #birdphotography
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Tricoloured Munia नकलनोर These little beauties are very tough to be seen in my area as they prefer wet grassland. #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #sikar #birdphotography
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Common Cuckoo फुफु, कुपवा A brood parasite bird - cuckoo in the nest #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #sikar #birdphotography
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Red-necked Falcon तुरुमती When it flies low to the ground like a fighter jet piercing through bushes you'll be its fan instantly. Near Threatened in IUCN Red List #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #sikar #birdphotography
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@BharadwajSpeaks Absolutely.... Genghis Khan in Marco Polo series in netflix looks very similar
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Purple Sunbird फूलचूही Can be spotted easily in the gardens. #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #sikar #birdphotography
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Common Tailorbird दर्जी Very common resident in urban gardens. #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #sikar #birdphotography
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Crested Lark चंडूल Crested Lark nests in small depressions in the ground. #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #sikar #birdphotography
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Indian Pitta नवरंग Called six o'clock bird as it sings at dawn & dusk most probably for marking its territory. #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #sikar #birdphotography
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Indian Golden Oriole पीलक It is a secretive bird which keeps to the high tree canopy and can be heard most often at dawn. #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #sikar #birdphotography
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Spotted Owlet खकूसट, खूसटिया, छुघड Vehicle of Lakshmi, goddess of wealth. #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #sikar #birdphotography
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Black Rumped Flameback Pair #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #jaipur
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Hello beautiful baby Yellow-footed green pigeon हरियल #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2024
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Indian Courser नुकरि The Indian Courser is well-adapted to its arid environment, and its cryptic plumage provides effective camouflage in the sandy terrain where it typically resides. #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2024
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Brahminy Myna ब्राह्मणी मैना, कालासिर मैना Always fun to watch them foraging and listening their song. They also mimic other species. #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #sikar #birdphotography
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Asian Green Bee-eater पतरिंगा #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2024
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Purple Sunbird Look at the tongue #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #jaipur
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Jacobin Cuckoo चातक It is considered to be the harbinger of monsoon season. In Indian mythology and poetry, known as the 'chatak' and represented as a bird with a beak on its head that waits for rains to quench its thirst. #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2023
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Glossy Ibis कोवर, छोटा बुजा The Glossy Ibis nests colonially in trees, often with herons. #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #sikar #birdphotography
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Great grey shrike दूधिया लटोरा It is called the butcher bird as it implaes its prey on thorns or barbed wires then rips it apart. It has two fovea which gives it an excellent vision like raptors. #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #sikar #birdphotography
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Brahminy Starling ब्राह्मणी मैना #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2024
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Indian Courser (juvenile) धाविक A ground dwelling bird with an enticing gait. #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #sikar #birdphotography
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Indian Roller During the breeding season, males attract females with an aerobatic display which includes twists and turns that give these birds their English name of "rollers" #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #jaipur
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Purple Sunbird Breeding Male फूलचूही Found its flock feeding on Bare Caper or Kair flower's nectar in an overcast morning #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #sikar #birdphotography
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Pied Myna अबलक मैना, सिरोली मैना It can mimic human voices & that's why sema naga people don't eat them as they believe it is reincarnation of a human #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #jaipur #birdwatching
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White Browed Fantail sweet song and very active in the bushes #IndiAves #birdwatching #BirdsSeenIn2022 #birdphotography
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Asian Green Bee-eater पतरिंगा Before eating its meal, a bee eater removes the sting by hitting and rubbing the insect on a hard surface to extract most of the venom. #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2024
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Common Cuckoo It is a brood parasite meaning it lays its eggs in other birds nest, laying egg is helped by its fake sparrowhawk call. Poor other birds raise its chick thinking its theirs...Cuckoo in the nest #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #sikar
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Yellow-footed green pigeon हरियल The yellow-footed green pigeon is recognized for its melodious and repetitive cooing calls, which contribute to the characteristic soundscape of its habitat. It is also the state bird of Maharashtra. #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2024
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Eurasian Moorhen काली जलमुर्गी #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2024
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Lesser Goldenback सुनहरा कठफोड़वा One of the few woodpeckers that are seen in urban areas. Special air pockets in their skull prevents injury when they peck. #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2024
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White-browed Fantail नाचन The white-browed fantail is insectivorous, and often fans its tail as it moves through the undergrowth. #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2023
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Indian Pitta नवरंग #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2024
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Plum-headed Parakeet (female) #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #jaipur
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Tickell's blue flycatcher निलीमा Not an easy bird to spot in Aravali's even if you hear its melodic song. #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2023
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Bluethroat Bluethroats are known for their varied and melodious songs, with males often incorporating elements from other bird species into their repertoire. #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2024
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Indian Courser धाविक A ground dwelling bird with an enticing gait. Despite it being in the 'least concern' list of IUCN, it is not found easily because of rapid habitat lose #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #sikar #birdphotography
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Red-rumped Swallow मस्जिद अबाबील They normally nest under cliff overhangs in their mountain homes, but will readily adapt to buildings such as mosques and bridges. #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2024
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Babbler Triumvirate Common Babblers चिलचिल, डुमरी #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2024
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Small Minivet राजालाल, सहेली #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #sikar #birdphotography
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Grey-breasted Prinia फुत्की #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2024
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Yellow-wattled Lapwing झिरडी, पीली टिटहरी The newborns are nidifugous means they start following their parents to forage for food within hours of coming out of eggs #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #sikar #BirdTwitter #birdphotography
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Eurasian Curlew बड़ा गुलिंदा, गौर Every year monsoon visitor in this open dry lake #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #sikar #birdphotography
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@111johnny
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रूठा हुआ चंदा है, रूठी हुई चाँदनी Brahminy Mynas #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #jaipur
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Pied Myna It can mimic human voices & that's why sema naga people don't eat them as they believe it is reincarnation of a human 🤷 #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #jaipur #birdwatching
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Black Drongo कोतवाल, भुजंगा #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2024
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Red-rumped Swallow pair मस्जिद अबाबील They normally nest under cliff overhangs in their mountain homes, but will readily adapt to buildings such as mosques and bridges. #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #sikar #birdphotography
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Super moon seen from Rajasthan tonight....we are going to land chandryaan some days later.. Isn't it exciting 🌕 #SuperMoon
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Rufous-fronted Prinia फुत्की It emits a repetitive song from an exposed perch by wagging its tail. #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #sikar #birdphotography
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White-eyed Buzzard तीसा They often sit upright on perches for prolonged periods and will soar on thermals in search of insect and small vertebrate prey. #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #sikar #birdphotography
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White-tailed Iora aka Marshall's Iora Foraging on senegalia senegal tree aka कुमठा #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #jaipur
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Purple Sunbird (juvenile) शक्कर खोरा #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2024
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Little Grebe पनडुब्बी An excellent swimmer and diver and pursues its fish and aquatic invertebrate prey underwater. It uses the vegetation skilfully as a hiding place #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #sikar #birdphotography
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Blue Cheeked Bee Eater Summer visitor from Africa #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #jaipur
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Knob-billed Duck नकटा Knob-billed Ducks are excellent swimmers and prefer habitats with shallow freshwater bodies like lakes, marshes, and ponds, where they can feed on aquatic plants, seeds, and insects. #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2023
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3 years
@BharadwajSpeaks * kublai khan in netflix series Marco Polo
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Eurasian Wryneck गर्दन ऐंठा Wryneck twists its neck in a peculiar manner and gets its name from this distinctive behavior. They use their long, sticky tongues to extract ants and insects from crevices in tree bark. #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2024
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Black Drongo कोतवाल, भुजंगा #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2024
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Plain Prinia फुत्की Nesting material in its beak, nest remarkably variable in shape and structure the most frequent a pear-shaped or a oval pouch. #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #sikar #birdphotography
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Rock Bush-quail लौवा #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2024
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Indian Pitta नवरंग Called six o'clock bird as it sings at dawn & dusk most probably for marking its territory. #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2023
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Purple Sunbird शक्कर खोरा #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2024
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2 years
Pacific Golden Plover सुनहरा बटान Seeing them foraging from a very close range was amazing. #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #sikar #birdphotography
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Blyth's Reed Warbler It is known for its complex and varied song, which can include mimicry of other bird species. This mimicry behavior is believed to help the warbler defend its territory and attract mates. #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2024
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Singing Bushlark अगिन Its song includes whistles, trills, buzzes, metallic notes, and some imitations. #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #sikar #birdphotography
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White-tailed Iora breeding male शुभग, श्रीवद #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #sikar #birdphotography
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Barn Owl बुरी चूरी, कुरैया #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2024
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Great grey shrike दूधिया लटोरा Looks like a cute little ball of fluff but is called the butcher bird as it impales its prey on thorns or barbed wires then rips it apart. #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #sikar #birdphotography
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2 years
Black-winged Kite कपासी It hovers like a kestrel and glide like a harrier. These beautiful birds of prey spend most of their day time alone however at night they might congregate in hundreds at roosts. #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #sikar #birdphotography
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2 years
Isabelline Wheatear These are solitary birds in their winter quarters and may associate with other oenanthe species during migration. On arrival at their breeding grounds they establish territories. #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #sikar #birdphotography
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2 years
Indian Silverbill सफ़ेद गले वाली मुनिया These are gregarious little birds which often occupy the abandoned nests of weaver birds. They are mainly seed eating birds #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #jaipur #birdphotography
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2 years
Long-tailed Shrike मट्टिया लटोरा, काजला लटोरा These are capable of vocal mimicry and include the calls of many species like lapwings, cuckoos, puppies & squirrels in their song. #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #sikar #birdphotography
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Marshall's Iora शाऊबीगी These birds are known for their unique nesting habits. They often build their nests on thin branches at the edges of forests, creating intricate cup-shaped structures using spider silk to hold the nest together. #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2024
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5 months
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater बड़ा पतरिंगा Eats insects, especially bees, wasps and hornets, which are caught in the air by sorties from an open perch. #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2024
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Yellow-wattled Lapwing झिरडी, पीली टिटहरी The newborns are nidifugous means they start following their parents to forage for food within hours of coming out of eggs #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2023
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2 years
Black Rumped Flameback or Lesser Goldenback Woodpecker One of the few woodpeckers that are seen in urban areas. Special air pockets in their skull prevents injury when they peck. #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #jaipur
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Common kingfisher pondering #IndiAves #BirdsSeenIn2022 #jaipur
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