All photographs © Keith Rawling
This series of photographs were taken around Mysore, Southern India in the first two weeks of February 2012.
Purple Rumped Sunbird
Purple Rumped Sunbird
Purple Rumped Sunbird
Loten's Sunbird
Loten's Sunbird
Purple Sunbird
Purple Rumped Sunbird - Female
Purple Rumped Sunbird - Female
Crimson Backed Sunbird
Loten's Sunbird - Female
Loten's Sunbird - Female
Loten's Sunbird - Female
A Spot-billed Pelican taking a fish from the surface - on the wing. Pelicans may look awkward, but in the air they soar like an Eagle.
Open Billed Stork on nest with young
Open Billed Stork
Painted Stork
Painted Stork
Painted Stork
Intermediate Egret in Breeding colours
Night Heron
Pair of breeding Night Herons
Spoonbill
Spoonbill
Spoonbill
Spoonbill
Intermediate Egret
Heron
Dabchick
River Tern
Bronze winged Jacara
Purple Swamphen
White Ibis
White Ibis
Darter
Darter
Darter swimming
Darter in flight
White Breasted Waterhen
Ruddy Breasted Crake
Little Cormorant
White Throated Kingfisher
Large Egret
Spot Billed Duck
Spot Billed Duck
Purple Heron
Chestnut-Headed Bee-Eater with a bee
Honey Buzzard
Green Bee-Eater
Green Bee-Eater
Blue Tailed Bee-Eater
Green Bee-Eater
Chestnut-Headed Bee-Eaters
Chestnut-Headed Bee-Eater
Purple Heron
Above - Spotted Dove.
Right - Asian Koel - female and male.
Far Right - Indian Grey Hornbill, Male and female
Crested Serpent Eagle
Shikra
Brahminy Kite
Brahminy Kite feeding
Brahminy Kite
Long Tailed Minivet
Pale Billed FlowerPecker
Thick Billed FlowerPecker
Black Lored Tit
Rufous Tailed Shrike
Scarlet Minivet
Scarlet Minivet
Common iora
Scarlet Minivet - Female
Gold Fronted Leaf-bird
Greater Flameback - Female
Greater Flameback
Golden Oriole with food
Ashy Prinia
Gold Fronted Leaf-bird
Green Bee-Eater
Malabar Parakeet
Rose Ringed Parakeet
Vernal Hanging parrot
Asian White-eye
Plum Headed Parakeets
Fairy Bluebird
Greater Racket Tailed Drongo
Rusty Tailed Flycatcher
Great Cormorant
Normally when photographing birds in India and travelling light, a 300mm lens will cope with most situations.
But in this part of India, all the interesting birds are at treetop level, so you may need to have something bigger. A good Idea is make sure your Hotel/Homestay has a balcony so at least you can be on the same level as the birds.
But in this part of India, all the interesting birds are at treetop level, so you may need to have something bigger. A good Idea is make sure your Hotel/Homestay has a balcony so at least you can be on the same level as the birds.
Dusky Warbler
For more information Contact me at: keith.rawling@btconnect.com
White-Cheeked Barbet
Pompadour Green Pigeon
Greater Racket Tailed Drongo
Purple Rumped Sunbird nesting
Large pied wagtail
To add to the degree of difficulty, the birds natural camouflage is obviously very effective indeed
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Move the mouse over to see them.
A bright Green Parrot in this one...
A three foot Cougal in this one......
A female Koel in this one..
White browed Bulbul
Dusky Warbler
Red Whiskered Bulbul eating berries
There is a White Cheeked Barbet in the middle of this picture.....
Not close enough department.
Malabar Barbet
My thanks to Anuj D. Raina for help in positive identification of these species