The birdwatchers—featuring bird photography, species facts, and spotting guides.
Why the Asian Openbill has a gap in its beak, how it eats snails, where its nesting colonies are at Tadoba, and how to tell it from other Indian storks.
Asian Openbill Stork at Tadoba: The Bird With a Gap in Its Beak Read Post »
How to tell the Blue-eared Kingfisher from the Common Kingfisher, where it fishes in Sindhudurg forest streams, and photography tips from a monsoon trip near Vanoshi.
Blue-eared Kingfisher in Sindhudurg: ID, Habits and Photos Read Post »
The Brown Wood Owl is a large forest owl that is easy to miss. How to identify it, where it roosts in Sindhudurg, what it eats, and how to photograph it without disturbing the bird.
Brown Wood Owl in Sindhudurg: How to Find and Identify It Read Post »
Where to see the Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher in Sindhudurg, the best months to visit, how it nests, and photography tips from a monsoon trip near Vanoshi.
Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher in Sindhudurg: Best Time, Places and Photos Read Post »
The Purple Sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus) is Bhigwan’s smallest showpiece — an iridescent purple-black jewel of the dry scrub. ID (breeding vs eclipse male), behaviour and photo tips
Purple Sunbird: The Tiny Jewel of Bhigwan’s Scrub Read Post »
The Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) is a winter duck at Bhigwan with an unmistakable spoon-shaped bill. How to identify the drake, its feeding trick and where to see it.
Northern Shoveler: Spotting the Spoon-Billed Duck at Bhigwan Read Post »
See Montagu’s Harrier (Circus pygargus) around Bhigwan — a slender winter migrant that roosts in the grasslands. ID against Pallid Harrier, best times and where to look.
The Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus) is Bhigwan’s handsome waterside raptor — chestnut body, white head. Identification, behaviour and the best places to see it.
The Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) is Bhigwan’s most elegant wader — black and white with impossibly long pink legs. Identification, behaviour and photo tips.
Focus keyword: black-winged stilt
Black-winged Stilt: The Long-Legged Wader of Bhigwan Read Post »
The Asian Openbill (Anastomus oscitans) at Bhigwan — the stork with a gap in its bill built for eating snails. Identification, behaviour and where to see the flocks.
Asian Openbill Stork: The Snail-Eating Stork of Bhigwan Read Post »
