The birdwatchers—featuring bird photography, species facts, and spotting guides.
Most people leave Bhigwan by nine, once they have their flamingo photographs. Here are six birds from the rest of the same morning — River Tern, Painted Stork, Montagu’s Harrier, Brahminy Kite, Asian Openbill and Bluethroat.
Six Birds After the Flamingos: A Winter Morning at Bhigwan Read Post »
A Malabar Grey Hornbill as a silhouette, an Indian Pitta that stopped for four seconds, and a Crimson-backed Sunbird that never stopped at all — and what each one teaches you about photographing birds in the Western Ghats.
Hornbill, Pitta, Sunbird: Three Hard Birds of a Konkan Monsoon Morning Read Post »
The most photographed birds of my Sindhudurg trip were on the verandah, not in the forest. Wire-tailed Swallows, how to identify them, why they nest on houses, and how to live with them.
Wire-tailed Swallows on the Verandah: The Birds That Live in Konkan Houses Read Post »
Everyone at Bhigwan takes the boat. Forty minutes away the Kadbanwadi grassland holds Indian Fox, Chinkara, harrier roosts and sandgrouse — and almost nobody goes.
Kadbanwadi Grassland: The Half of Bhigwan Nobody Visits Read Post »
The Atlas moth has a 24 cm wingspan, snake-head wingtips and no working mouth. Size, lifespan, the mimicry on its wings and where to see one in India.
Two common Indian prinias that are easy to confuse. Head colour, wing panel, breast band and tail length compared, with photographs of both from Sindhudurg.
Ashy Prinia vs Grey-breasted Prinia: How to Tell Them Apart Read Post »
How to identify the Chestnut-headed Bee-eater, what it really eats, and the trick it uses to remove venom before swallowing a bee. With photographs from Sindhudurg.
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater: How It Hunts and Handles a Sting Read Post »
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 »
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