Lesser golden-backed woodpecker (Dinopium benghalense).
They are insect eaters.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Lesser golden backed woodpecker
Asian Koel (male)
Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopacea).
They feed on a variety of insects, caterpillars, and small vertebrates. Adults predominanty feed on fruit.
Friday, September 26, 2008
Common Pierrot butterfly
Common pierrot butterfly (Castalius rosimon).
A very beautiful and small black and white butterfly.
Little Cormorants and Oriental Darter
Little Cormorants (Phalacrocorax niger) and Oriental Darter (Anhinga melanogaster).
They are fish eaters.
Brown Flycatcher
Brown Flycatcher (Muscicapa dauurica).
They are insectivorous.
These are migratory visitors to my city (Chennai, India).
Habitat: They are found in woodland and cultivated areas.
Common Langur
Common Langur.
They feed on leaves, fruit, buds and flowers.
Itook this photo in Horseley Hills, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Hoopoe
Hoopoe (Upopa epops).
They feed on insects and worms.
Habitat: They prefer open ground with short grass patches.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Black drongo
Black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus).
They feed on insects and other small animals.
Habitat: They are found in open forests, lightly wooded habitats, and farmland.
Magpie Robin
Magpie Robin (Copsychus saularis). This is the male bird.
They are insectivorous.
Habitat: They are found in open woodlands and cultivated areas.
Indian Palm Squirrell
Three striped palm squirrell (Funambulus palmarum).
They are associated with Lord Rama and are considered sacred in India.
Pheasant tailed jacana
Pheasant tailed jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus). This photo was taken in Osuteri Lake, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, in May 2007.
They feed on insects and other invertebrates picked from the floating vegetation or the water's surface.
Habitat: They prefer shallow lakes.
Common mongoose
Common mongoose (Herpestes edwardsi).
They feed on mice, rats, lizards, snakes, beetles, bird eggs, fruits, berries, and roots, grasshoppers, scorpions, centipedes, frogs, crabs, and fish.
Habitat: They can be seen in cultivated fields or in broken, bushy vegetation, open areas, grasslands, and scrub.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Bonnet macaque
Bonnet macaque (Macaca radiata).
They feed on fruits, nuts, seeds, flowers, invertebrates and cereals.
I took this photo in Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu, India.
Rose-ringed parakeet
Rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri).
They feed on buds, fruits, vegetables, nuts, berries and seeds.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Grey Pansy butterfly
Grey Pansy butterfly (Junonia atlites).
I am posting some photos of other winged wonders in South India. :)
Friday, September 12, 2008
Pigeons
Pigeons feed on seeds, grains.
These photos were taken from the terrace of my home.
Pigeons are found everywhere except the driest regions of Sahara and Antarctica.
I love these birds!
Ashy crowned finch lark
Ashy crowned finch lark (Eremopterix grisea).
They feed on insects and seeds.
Habitat: Open dry habitats, scrubs, cultivation.
Monday, September 8, 2008
White browed bulbul
White browed bulbul (Pycnonotus luteolus).
They feed on fruit, insects, and nectar.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Common tailorbird
Common tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius).
They feed on insects, fruits, berries, tiny seeds, and also sip nectar.
Blue tailed bee eater
Blue tailed bee eater (Merops philippinus).
They feed on bees, wasps, and hornets.
Yellow wattled lapwing
Yellow wattled lapwing (Vanellus malabaricus).
They feed on insects and other vertebrates.
Lesser sand plover
Lesser sand plover (Charadrius mongolus).
They feed on crustaceans, insects and annelid worms.
Common sandpiper
Common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos).
They feed on insects, crustaceans, and other invertebrates.
Little egrets
Little egret (Egretta garzetta).
They feed on fish, crustaceans, amphibians, and insects.
Oriental Darter
Oriental Darter or Snake Bird (Anhinga melanogaster).
They feed on fish, frogs, newts, snakes, insects, shrimps, molluscs.
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