Greater coucal to dream bird .

 

Saturday was one more fulfilling day ,it started with some sight s of greater Coucal which is staying in bamboo bushes near my apartment, few days back I have seen it during morning birding session ,just glimpse of it!!And I located its nest,pair is staying there.....so keeping eye on that place for many days(seen 9'o clock in morning and evening after 6),so my calculation was right .And spotted same around 10 near silver Oaks ,rushed with my gears to have pic....and BINGO, I got it!!Just hope sometimes can catch it with open wings, beautiful long bird with copper color wings opens like umbrella.

 



Greater Coucal



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Usually I post blog and followed by pictures on my page on facebook, this time it is other way around. Last weekend Saturday we had preplan of going to Bommsandra lake ,again near to our place. Got to know about same because every year apartment is doing Ganpati visrajan at this place.

 

Fisherman checking nets for fish

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So this time started on right time and reached lake at close to 4'o clock,and this time Khwaish's friend Prapthi accompanied us with her Camera, I guess I 'm creating whole team of Birders( :)))giggles).

 

First sight of few cattle egrets around the corner of lake, followed by few parakeet (difficult to catch them, due to their colour ...quickly hide inside tree).

 

I was super happy on this visit because could catch my dream bird Brahminy kite ,I mentioned it in my earlier kite blog....Yipeee!!It was bonus for us ,usually I have seen Brahminy in little small size in photographs, but one I saw was HUGE one really!!

 

 

Dream bird ...Brahminy Kite :)

 

 We tried our luck inside the farm also ,it was more of chirping than sights.Finally we decided lake view is better idea under a big tree,no wonder we were right .

 

 

So in the end this is what we could capture

 

Black shouldered Kite

 





Coppersmith Barbet




Purple rumped sunbird



Western Reef Egret



Prinia

 

 
 
 



 





 

 



 

 

 

Chameleon

 

White breasted Waterhen





Green bee eater

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Egrets Flying over in cloudy sky



Red whiskered Bulbul



 

 

 

Red wattled Lapwing

Cheers

Ashu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 





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