Category: Large Sized Birds
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Egrets
Egrets are medium to large sized birds, closely related to the Herons (see here) and belong to Ardea or Egretta genera. Similar to their (very) close relatives – Herons – they also have long legs and a long beak.
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Birder’s Day Out – Birding at Pong Lake
Birder’s Day Out – Birding at Pong Lake It was on 29th December, 2019 that I, finally, got the chance to spend a Day Out Birding at one of my Favourite Birding Locations – Pong Lake. I first visited this place in 2015 and till then it has remained in my ‘Favourites List’.
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Wade in the Water – Birding at Phillaur – Part 7
Wade in the Water – Birding at Phillaur – Part 7 My next Birding Day Out in Phillaur was on 15 December, 2019 The first place I visited was our Local Forest. While exploring the area I noticed a Dead Tree Trunk which was overgrown with Mushrooms. The Sun was just coming out and the…
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Great Cormorant
Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) Size(80-100cm): It is the largest Cormorant found in India. Area: Widespread resident over much of India. Habitat: Lakes, rivers and other water bodies. My two words: It is the largest of all the Cormorants found in India.
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Indian Cormorant
Indian Cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscicollis) Size(60-63cm): It is a large Cormorant larger than the Little Cormorant but smaller than the Great Cormorant. Area: Widespread over much of the region except the North and North-West. Habitat: Several Fresh Water and Salt Water Bodies. My two words: This specific Cormorant is found only in India, Thailand, Cambodia and…
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Cormorants (Phalocrocoracidae)
Cormorants (Phalocrocoracidae) Cormorants are medium to large sized fishers. All the 3 species of Cormorants that are found in India are dark coloured. Some species have coloured facial skin. The Great Cormorant has yellow and a white gular patch, the chin is yellow with a patch of white skin after yellow.
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Spiti Sojourn – Spiti Valley – Part 4 – The Moon Lake – Chandra Taal
Spiti Sojourn – Spiti Valley – Part 4 – The Moon Lake – Chandra Taal On 28 June, 2019, a beautiful day dawned with a promised chill and some overhanging clouds over Kaza. At around 1 in the afternoon, we packed up and began on an amazing journey towards Chandra Taal!! The day was jampacked…
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Spiti Sojourn – Spiti Valley – Part 3 – Local Sightseeing
Spiti Sojourn – Spiti Valley – Part 3 – Local Sightseeing After a tiring journey from Kalpa to Kaza, we were all too tired, so, we woke up quite late at around 8-9 am. As it was quite late to go anywhere far off, the plan for the day was to visit the beautiful villages…
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Spiti Sojourn – Spiti Valley – Part 1 – Entering Kinnaur
Spiti Sojourn – Spiti Valley – Part 1 – Entering Kinnaur This June break, I visited a place which was on the top of my ‘Want to go’ List – Spiti. We began our long journey on 23 June, 2019, 5 am. The first day was a direct and no birding journey to Rampur. On…
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Birding Evenings – An evening at Okhla Bird Sanctuary
Birding Evenings – An evening at Okhla Bird Sanctuary I attended a 12-day Summer School at Amity University from 27 May to 7 June. It was then that I found out about an amazing Birding Spot only 10 mins from the university. I decided to pay a short visit to the Sanctuary on the evening…
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An hour at Kanjli
An hour at Kanjli Kanjli is a 1200 acre man-made wetland near Kapurthala in Punjab. It was created to facilitate irrigation in the surrounding areas.
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The Parakeet Rush – Birding at Phillaur – Part 4
The Parakeet Rush – Birding at Phillaur – Part 4 I had recently observed an Alexandrine Parakeet pair residing in our forest but every time I saw it, I was without the camera. So, on 26th, I went to the forest with the sole motive of photographing the pair.
Birding With Arjun 