Tuesday, May 31, 2011

A Shikra And Some Other Birds.........

Do you remember the bird I show you on last WBW, the one I said a Crested Serpent Eagle? Well, my identification was wrong, it was infact a Shikra. I was able to photograph another one this week. It makes two Shikras in two consecutive weeks!


                                                                                     Shikra, Accipiter badius

This White-breasted Drongo was right in front of our house.


                                                  White-breasted Drongo,Dicrurus caerulescens


Perched on the same wire was this very sympathetic White-throated Kingfisher.

                                                  White-throated Kingfisher, Halcyon smyrnensis



Time for another ID correction. What I showed you as an Ashy Prinia last week was really a Plain Prinia. Below is another photo of one. I'll show you an Ashy Prinia soon, both Ashy and Plain Prinia can be observed near paddy fields around here. Come back for more birds on next Wednesday.

                                                          Plain Prinia, Prinia inornata


The last bird I'm showing you this week is   this  White-breasted Waterhen hiding among paddy in a freshly planted field.


A post for World Bird Wednesday.