The Free Bird आजाद पंछी

tufted duck  or tufted pochard  (Aythya fuligula)  गुच्छेदार बतख  #Saryuwetland #Ayodhya Uttar Pradesh November 2022 Nikon gears Conservation status -NT This is a small diving duck with a population of close to one million birds, found in northern Eurasia. The scientific name is derived from Ancient Greek aithuia, an unidentified seabird mentioned by authors including Hesychius and Aristotle, and Latin fuligo "soot" and gula "throat". The adult male is all black except for white flanks and a blue-grey bill with gold-yellow eyes, along with a thin crest on the back of its head. It has an obvious head tuft that gives the species its name. The adult female is brown with paler flanks, and is more easily confused with other diving ducks

Black-tailed godwit  (Limosa limosa) काली पूंछ वाली चंचुकी Conservation status -NT  #Saryuwetland #Ayodhya Uttar Pradesh Dop 13/11/22 Nikon Gears Full screen mode recommended for details (First time captured in Ayodhya) *National Bird of Netherland* This is a large, long-legged, long-billed shorebird first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. It is a member of the godwit genus, Limosa. There are four subspecies, all with orange head, neck and chest in breeding plumage and dull grey-brown winter coloration, and distinctive black and white wingbar at all times. Its breeding range stretches from Iceland through Europe and areas of central Asia. Black-tailed godwits spend (the northern hemisphere) winter in areas as diverse as the Indian subcontinent, Australia, New Zealand, western Europe and west Africa. The species breeds in fens, lake edges, damp meadows, moorlands and bogs and uses ...