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Common Babbler Pictures and Detail (Turdoides caudata)

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Common Babbler  Common Babbler Pictures and Detail- Today, I will share the detail and pictures of Common Babbler. Earlier, I shared with you another Babbler i.e. Jungle Babbler . The strange thing here is that I found Jungle Babbler more common than the Common Babbler. Jungle Babblers are very common in cities and near the human population, whereas Common Babblers look slightly away from humans.  Common Babblers are small grey  and white-colored creatures that are much smaller than the Jungle Babblers. The scientific name of these birds is Turdoides Caudata and belong to the Leiothrichidae family of birds. Like the Jungle Babbler, Common Babblers can also be found in small groups and they too create noise. We can find two subspecies of Common Babblers.  -------- Support this Blog and my Bird Photography ----- We can recognize Common Babbler with their long tails and greyish color with dark streaks. We can find a white patch on their throat and the bottom of the bi

Blue-fronted Redstart Pictures and Detail (Phoenicurus frontalis)

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Blue-fronted Redstart Blue-fronted Redstart Pictures and Detail-  I have always found small birds like Redstart very curious and they mostly become curious about your activities and sometimes even come close to you. Last time, I shared my encounters with Black-Redstart , White-capped Redstart and Plumbeous Redstart and now, it's time to talk about Blue-fronted Redstart, whom I met in the foothills of Himachal Pradesh.  Blue-fronted Redstart During a walk in empty fields, I found a pair of small birds looking for food, When I went close to them, then I realized that they are Redstart birds. Initially, I was not sure which kind of Redstart these were. When I started taking pictures of them, then they also started coming close to me and started curiously observing me. Soon, they realized that I am not a threat to them, then they become busy with their old activities while ignoring my presence.  --------  Support this Blog and my Bird Photography  -------- Blue-front

Black Redstart Pictures and Detail (Phoenicurus ochruros) A small curious Bird

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Black Redstart Black Redstart Pictures and Detail-  Today, I will discuss and share the third Redstart with you with whom I spent some time and got its pictures. Earlier, I shared pictures of White capped Redstart  and Plumbeous Redstart . Like the other redstart  birds, Black Redstart is also a curious bird and it may come close to you when you are taking its pictures.  Black Redstart The scientific name of this bird is Phoenicurus ochruros and it belongs to the  redstart genus Phoenicurus. The scientific name of the Indian subspecies is Phoenicurus ochruros rufiventris. Black Redstart, a small flycatcher bird has a wide range and we can find many of their subspecies. Black Redstarts are found in Europe, Asia, China, Britain, Ireland, and Africa. It is a resident world; however, the Black redstart  living in the northern or colder parts may migrate to hot southern places.  ------- Support this Blog and my Bird Photography --------- Black Redstart Front It i

Jungle Myna Pictures and Detail (Acridotheres fuscus)

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Jungle Myna Jungle Myna Pictures and Detail- Around us, we can find many birds, and even among common birds, we can find many varieties. The same is true for Myna birds. Earlier, I shared with you Pied Myna , Common Myna , Bank Myna , and Brahminy Mayna . Now it is time for Jungle Myna. From the name of Jungle Myna, we can conclude that this Myna is found in the Jungle alone; however, it is not true. This Myna is commonly found in the jungle, however, we can find it in good numbers around civilization.  Jungle Myna cooling itself in water Pot I got a chance to do them all this photoshop of Jungle Myna from my village and city homes. Jungle Myna can be seen with common myna looking for food. In a big group, we can find both common myna and Jungle myna. Though Jungle Myna is not as common as the common myna and we don't find them very often. However, with some patience, we can easily find some of Jungle Myna around us.  ------- Support this Blog and my Bird Photogra

Amur (White) Wagtail Pictures and Detail

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Beautiful Amur (White) Wagtail Amur (White) Wagtail Pictures and Detail-  Today, it is time for Amur Wagtail which is a subspecies of White Wagtail. This is the third wagtail, I am sharing with you after Grey Wagtail and Grey -headed or Dark-headed Wagtail . The scientific name of this bird is Motacilla alba leucopsis . Amur Wagtail belongs to the Wagtail family of birds. We can find these birds over a long geographical range spread in the areas of Southeast Asia, India, China, Japan, and Oceania.  Sweet Amur (White) Wagtail Amur wagtail is a very sweet and friendly small wagtail. This wagtail mainly has a combination of White, Black, and gray colors on its body. It is quite pretty to observe the dark black eyes on the white face. The head of White Wagtail is black and we can find a black color on the front chest like a child's bib. The size of this wagtail is from 16 to 19 cm.  ------ Support this Blog and my Bird Photography -------- This bird is so fr

Pied Myna or Asian Pied Starling Pictures and Detail

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Pied Myna or Asian Pied Starling Pied Myna or Asian Pied Starling Pictures and Detail- Today, it's time for another Myna i.e. Pied Myna or Asian Pied Starling. The last Myna, I shared with you were Brahminy Myna , Bank Myna , and Common Myna . Like the other Myna, Pied Myna is also a common bird; however, less common than other Common Myna and Bank Myna. These are very social birds and for the last two years, I am seeing a pair of Pied Myna making nests at the same location. These birds are slightly shy than the common myna and avoid coming close to humans. However, they also live near humans and we can find them near the human population in villages and cities.  They also love to eat human food left over by them. It is a routine at our home to give morning first chapatis to the crows and other birds and sometimes, Pied Myna does come to eat the chapatis.  -------- Support this Blog and my Bird Photography ------ A Pied Myna or Asian pied starling The scienti

Brahminy Starling (Myna) Pictures and Detail (A bird with Elongated Feathers)

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Brahminy Starling (Myna) Pictures and Detail Brahminy Starling (Myna) Pictures and Detail-  Today, I will be discussing the third Myna, which is called Brahminy Starling or Brahminy Myna. Earlier, I wrote about Bank Myna and Common (Indian) Myna .  Like these Myna, Brahminy Myna can be commonly seen in many places. Like the other Myna, these are also not much shy of humans and they come close to human beings.  The scientific name of Brahminy Myna is Sturnia pagodarum and they belong to the sterling family. Mostly, we see them in pairs or in a group of birds. Brahminy Myna belongs to the Indian Subcontinent and we can find them in countries like India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and some parts of Pakistan.  ------ Support this Blog and my Bird Photography ------- Brahminy Starling (Myna) Front View Like the Common Myna, they also like to live close to human habitats and we can easily observe them in cities and villages. In winters these birds visit hot places like Sri La