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Montagu’s Harrier at Bhigwan: India’s Most Elegant Winter Raptor Bhigwan Bird Sanctuary · Raptors · Field Journal · Maharashtra Montagu’s Harrier at Bhigwan: India’s Most Elegant Winter Raptor It arrived from somewhere north of the Urals. It crossed mountain ranges and desert margins and arrived here — in the tawny Deccan grasslands of Kadbanwadi — […]
Pied Bush Chat Male vs Female: Same Bird, Completely Different Look | TravelOnTales 🐦 Birdsong · Field Notes | 📍 Bhigwan, Maharashtra Pied Bush Chat: Same Bird, Completely Different Look One is dressed in pure black. The other, however, disappears into dry grass. Meet the male and female of India’s most common open-country bird —
Pied Bushchat (Saxicola caprata) – India’s Bold Little Sentinel | TravelOnTales 🐦 Birdsong · Field Notes Pied BushchatIndia’s Bold Little Sentinel Prashant S. Gupta April 2026 Bhigwan, Maharashtra Saxicola caprata 📍 Field Record · Bhigwan Wetlands “Perched like a small piece of night against the pale dry grass — the male Pied Bushchat is one
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Short-toed Snake Eagle at Bhigwan | Raptor Watching in Maharashtra | TravelOnTales Bhigwan Bird Photography · Raptors of Maharashtra Short-toed Snake Eagle at BhigwanIndia’s Serpent Hunter in Flight A complete identification, behaviour & photography guide — Ujani Backwaters, Maharashtra 📍 Bhigwan, Pune District, Maharashtra 🦅 Species: Circaetus gallicus 📅 Best Season: October – March ✍️
Painted Stork at Bhigwan – India’s Most Stunning Wading Bird | TravelOnTales Painted Stork – India’s Living Canvas on the Water Mycteria leucocephala at Bhigwan Bird Sanctuary © Travelontales 📍 Bhigwan, Maharashtra 🐦 Waterbirds 📅 April 2026 ✍️ Prashant Gupta There are birds you photograph, and then there are birds that photograph themselves — arriving
Plum-headed Parakeet perched on tree branch in Bhigwan grasslands By Prashant S. Gupta | April 2026 | Bhigwan Grasslands, Maharashtra Plum-headed Parakeet perched on tree branch in Bhigwan grasslands is a moment that perfectly captures the calm beauty of birdlife in this region. This pair, sitting quietly, shows how simple nature can be — yet
Published on April 3, 2026 • By Prashant S. Gupta Ruddy Shelduck: The Bird That Refuses to Blend In Some birds disappear into nature. Others stand out and quietly own it. This moment wasn’t about drama. No flight, no splash, no sudden movement. Instead, it was calm — almost still. However, that stillness is exactly
Bhigwan 📍 Kadbanwadi Grasslands, Bhigwan, Maharashtra 🗓 February 2026 📷 Nikon Z50 Montagu’s Harrier at Bhigwan: The Grassland Raptor That Travels the World to Be Here Montagu’s Harrier (Circus pygargus), female — Kadbanwadi Grasslands, Bhigwan Bird Sanctuary, Maharashtra, February 2026 | © Prashant S. Gupta / TravelOnTales Not every great bird sighting involves a rare
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Published on April 3, 2026 • By Prashant S. Gupta Purple Sunbird (Male): A Flash of Metal in Morning Light Sometimes, the smallest birds carry the most unreal colours. This photograph happened in a moment most people would ignore. A thin rusted wire, a quiet background, nothing dramatic — until a small bird landed and
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Owls of India Bhigwan 📍 Bhigwan Bird Sanctuary, Maharashtra 🗓 February 2026 📷 Nikon Z50 Rock Eagle-Owl at Bhigwan: The Owl That Owns the Rock Face A first light encounter at Kadbanwadi — and what it takes to find India’s most imposing owl Rock Eagle-Owl (Bubo bengalensis) — Basalt rock hollow, Bhigwan Bird Sanctuary, Maharashtra
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