2-19-20 SHORT HILLS: Some more pix from Keoladeo and eagle pix. Keoladeo has more than 300 bird species, probably some of those are migratory, but I’m not going back for the ones I missed.
Gadwell, through the morning mist.
Red-wattled Lapwing, front and back.
Brahminy starling.
Northern Pintails and Green-winged Teal.
Graylag Geese.
Black-headed Ibis.
Oriental Darter [anhinga] hanging the wings out to dry. We also saw Cormorants do this.
Lesser Whistling Ducks and a Coot.
Ruddy Selduck.
Gray Heron.
Greater Coucal. Catch that red eye.
Bronze-winged Jacana.
Great Cormorant.
Black-headed Ibis, better look.
Brahminy Starling again.
We saw a lot of eagles in the morning boat ride, perched in trees. I think it was too misty/hazy for them to hunt until the sun burnt the mist away. I’m comfortable with the ID of the first one, but the others are probably all Spotted Eagles. There are three kinds—Greater, Indian, Lesser—all of which look very similar and I gave up trying to differentiate. Immaturity versus adult status is also confusing. Additionally, there are a total of 12 kinds of eagles in India.
Imperial Eagle.
Spotted eagle?
Spotted eagle?
Spotted eagle?
Spotted eagle?
That’s the last Keoladeo Post, but birds from Ranthambhore tomorrow. Any comments, corrections welcome.
Gadwell, through the morning mist.
Red-wattled Lapwing, front and back.
Brahminy starling.
Northern Pintails and Green-winged Teal.
Graylag Geese.
Black-headed Ibis.
Oriental Darter [anhinga] hanging the wings out to dry. We also saw Cormorants do this.
Lesser Whistling Ducks and a Coot.
Ruddy Selduck.
Gray Heron.
Greater Coucal. Catch that red eye.
Bronze-winged Jacana.
Great Cormorant.
Black-headed Ibis, better look.
Brahminy Starling again.
We saw a lot of eagles in the morning boat ride, perched in trees. I think it was too misty/hazy for them to hunt until the sun burnt the mist away. I’m comfortable with the ID of the first one, but the others are probably all Spotted Eagles. There are three kinds—Greater, Indian, Lesser—all of which look very similar and I gave up trying to differentiate. Immaturity versus adult status is also confusing. Additionally, there are a total of 12 kinds of eagles in India.
Imperial Eagle.
Spotted eagle?
Spotted eagle?
Spotted eagle?
Spotted eagle?
That’s the last Keoladeo Post, but birds from Ranthambhore tomorrow. Any comments, corrections welcome.
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