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Grey heron   (Ardea cinerea) खैरा बगुला,नारी,कैबूड , सैन,खैरा अंजन SSBS Agra Uttar Pradesh February 2019 Nikon Gears Full screen mode recommended for details https://maghaa.com/pOUoS This is a long-legged predatory wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia and also parts of Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but some populations from the more northern parts migrate southwards in autumn. A bird of wetland areas, it can be seen around lakes, rivers, ponds, marshes and on the sea coast. It feeds mostly on aquatic creatures which it catches after standing stationary beside or in the water or stalking its prey through the shallows. #tobuovimaan #photography #wildlife #birding #birdwatching #birdwatcher #travellers #travelblogger #blogger #travelphotography #birds #naturelove #Nikon #nikonfans #Strabopixel_club #yhai_saket #lovefornature #अवधी_चिरैया...

Red-headed vulture  ( Sarcogyps calvus )   Asian king vulture ,  Indian black vulture  or  Pondicherry vulture , राज गिद्ध,भारतीय काला गिद्ध,लाल सर गिद्ध,पांडिचेरी गिद्ध। Katarniaghat Wildlife sanctuary Bahraich June202018 Nikon Gears Full screen mode recommended for details. Conservation status-*(CR)CRITICALY ENDANGERED* https://maghaa.com/0raNu This is an Old World vulture mainly found in the Indian subcontinent, with small disjunct populations in some parts of Southeast Asia.

grey-breasted prinia  or  Franklin's prinia   ( Prinia hodgsonii )  Saryu wetland Ayodhya Uttar Pradesh July2019 Nikon Gears Full screen mode recommended for details This is a wren-warbler belonging to the family of small  passerine   birds  found mainly in warmer southern regions of the Old World. This  prinia  is a resident breeder in the  Indian  subcontinent,  Sri Lanka  and southeast  Asia . Like other prinias, it often holds the tail upright but it is easily told by a smoky grey band across the breast which contrasts with a white throat. The beak is all black while the legs are pink. The tail is graduated as in other prinias and the grey feathers are tipped in white. In the breeding plumage the upperparts are grey while non-breeding birds are pale above with rufous wings and a weak supercilium. It is found in scrub, forest clearings and other open but well vegetated habitats. It can be confused with ...

Cinnamon bittern or chestnut bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus)  Saryu wetland Ayodha Uttar Pradesh August 2021 Nikon Gears Full screen mode recommended for details This is a small Old World bittern, breeding in tropical and subtropical Asia from India east to China and Indonesia. It is mainly resident, but some northern birds migrate short distances. It is a small species at 38 cm (15 in) length, though it is one of the larger  Ixobrychus  bitterns. Possessing a short neck and longish bill, the male is uniformly cinnamon above and buff below. The female is similar but her back and crown are brown, and the juvenile is like the female but heavily streaked brown below. When surprised on its nest or concerned, it assumes the characteristic attitude of  bitterns , termed the  on-guard . The neck is stretched perpendicularly, bill pointing skyward, while the bird freezes and becomes very hard to see among the surrounding re...

blue-winged minla   ( Actinodura cyanouroptera ),  blue-winged siva ,  Sattal Uttarakhand June2019 Nikon Gears Full screen mode recommended for details This is a species of  bird  in the family  Leiothrichidae . It has in the past been placed in the genus Minla and also in the monotypic Siva. It is found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, ranging across Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests

Grey francolin  (Ortygornis pondicerianus) तीतर, सफेद तीतर,राम तीतर Suheldev wildlife sanctuary Janakpur Balrampur December 2019 Nikon Gears Full screen mode recommended for details https://maghaa.com/naAzR This is a species of francolin found in the plains and drier parts of the Indian subcontinent and Iran. This species was formerly also called the grey partridge, not to be confused with the European grey partridge. They are mainly ground-living birds and are found in open cultivated lands as well as scrub forest and their local name of teetar is based on their calls, a loud and repeated Ka-tee-tar...tee-tar which is produced by one or more birds. The term teetar can also refer to other partridges and quails. During the breeding season calling males attract challengers, and decoys were used to trap these birds especially for fighting.