Saturday, 15 October 2016

Birds of Ahmedabad

 

A variety of local bird species in Gujarat has attract bird watchers from across the globe awestruck. As reported by Times of India, Jan 2012 almost 500 species of bird found all over Gujarat state and among them almost 300 species can be seen nearby Ahmedabad, so Ahmedabad although be a metro city of India it is very reach of Avis life. The green vegetation around has made it possible. Two famous bird sanctuary called Thol wildlife sanctuary  and Nalsarovar bird sanctuary are very close proximity to the city.
 But my focus areas are the villages in vicinity to the city, I normally roaming those uncommon places from where I had got my collections.  All the species photographs was captured almost 10-12 km circle nearby villages of Ahmedabad during morning season in my Canon SX50,
List of species are as follows,

A.     Wood Land birds 

 
Asian koel male
  Bank myna 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Common babbler


 

Common cuckoo

      Coppersmith barbet
 
 

 
 
 
Green bee eatter
 
 
   



 
 
 
 
 
 
                  Indian silver Bill

 
 Chatak bird, bird as per Indian mythology that waits for rains to quench its thirst.
 Jungle babbler
  
Asian brown flycatcher
 

Night jar, this bird was captured in the Gir wild life sanctuary,
 

 
 

 Oriental macpie robin(female)
 
 Indian peafowl national bird of India

 

 
 
 
 
 
Red rumped shallow
 
 
 
This picture captured at bhagwat vidyapit  near Gota
 
 
 
 White throughted frontel 
 
Red ramped swallow

 

 
 
 
  white eyed buzzard

Daskey Crag martin  
 
Grey wagtail

Golden oriole

 White wagtail
 Yellow wagtail

B.      Wet Land birds

Wetlands birds are among the most productive ecosystems in the world, they mainly feeds on fish and insects, this is a common attraction for birds photographers as it can be easy to shoot then wood land birds, mainly live in flock also much easier to sopt.

My shooting areas are small ponds and lakes nearby villages of Ahmedabad, major photographs are taken near lapkamand lake Black headed Ibis









 common pochard


Immature lesser whistling duck
 


Lesser whistling duck with immature one
 


Intermediate Egret






Open billed stork
 
Pond heron




 

Little pratincole

Striated Heron
 



 

 
 greater painted snipe