Black Bird Mount Abu

Black Bird in flight

Black Bird

Black Bird

I think it’s appropriate that I start my 101st blog with a graceful harbinger. The Black bird is an omen of the impending monsoons to the Abode of the Gods. The more the black birds the better the monsoons. I recall my ole man mentioning to me in my youth that the year when scorpions and lizards come out in large numbers, that year the monsoons will be extraordinary. So far I have hardly seen any lizards as for scorpions they have become a rarity. Hope the rain gods smile down on us this year as we are in a very precarious situation, our water recourses are already strained.

Birds of Mount Abu Phase III

Asian Paradise flycatcher female in nest

Asian Paradise flycatcher female in nest
Asian Paradise flycatcher Male in nest

Asian Paradise flycatcher Male in nest

Asian Paradise Flycatcher Male Paradise flycatcher

Asian Paradise flycatcher

Follow the leader Geese at the Lake

Black Bird

Black Bird

Black-lored Tit

Black-shouldered Kite /Dove/Bulbul

Black-shouldered Kite

Black-throated Tit

Black Winged Stilt

Black Winged Stilt

Brahimny Starling

Brahimny Starling

Brown Headed Barbet

Brown Headed Barbet

Bulbul Red Whiskered

Bulbul Red Whiskered

Common Kestrel

Common Sparrow

Coppersmith Barbet

Dab chick

Dove Little Brown

Dove Little Brown

Egyptian Vulture

Fledgling Green Bee Eater

Fledgling Green Bee Eater

Flying Fox

Flying Fox

Flying Fox

Great Cormorant Adult
Great Cormorant Adult

Green Bee Eater

Green Munia

Indian Robin

Indian Robin Female

Indian Silverbill

Jungle Babbler

Jungle Babbler

It will be a while before I post more on birds as the monsoons are around the corner.

Birds of Mount Abu Phase I

Sparrow-Hawk

Sun bird female

Sun bird fledgling

Male Sun bird singing to White bellied Drongo

Sun birds

Tailor bird

Tailorbird

Speckled Dove

White Bellied Drongo

Drongo singing back

White bellied Drongo

Drongos

White breasted water-hen

White eye

White eye

White eye

White bellied Drongo

White breasted water-hen

White-browed Wagtail

White-naped Woodpecker

White_throated Kingfisher

White_throated Kingfisher

White_throated Kingfisher

Wood Sparrow

Woodpecker Lesser Golden-backed

Woodpecker Lesser Golden-backed

Woolly-necked Storks

Woolly-necked Storks

Woolly-necked Storks

Woolly-necked Storks

Yellow Throat

I have always been fascinated with birds. As a young lad from the age of thirteen I have observed and studied the habits and habitats of birds in Abu. For years I explored the jungle of Abu in search of rare birds and their nesting habits. Over the last two months I have visited almost every nook and corner of Abu to snap birds so that I could refresh the memories of the boys who have passed out from this paradise of ours. I’m sure they will enjoy this walk down memory lane with nostalgia.

Look forward to the next phase, till then enjoy this post.