3) GREAT CORMORANT (Phalacrocorax carbo)

3) Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)

The above photograph of the Cormorant was taken at a Mysore lake about 9 years back. It was taken with Nikon Cool-pix camera. 

But I have difficulty in identifying the Cormorant. Either it is Indian Cormorant or Great Cormorant. 

This one has a stockier and thicker neck. Its head is also large.Tail seem to be short. It has white belly and the body is brown. It has a yellow Gular pouch too. So I guess this Cormorant is Great Cormorant may be Juvenile.

If identification of the above bird by me is incorrect then please feel free to correct me.

In my listing of birds sighted and photographed by me this one is in serial number 3.

Reference:

1) Birds of the Indian Subcontinent by Richard Grimmet, Carol Inskipp and Tim Inskipp

2) Birds of South Asia, The Ripley guide by Pamela C. Rasmussen and John C Anderton

3) The Book of Indian Birds by Salim Ali

4) A Pictorial Field Guide to Birds of India by Bikram Grewal, Sumit Sen, Sarwandeep Singh, Nikhil Devasar and Garima Bhatia

5) The Wikipedia

#Greatcormorant

2) RED-HEADED VULTURE (Scarcogyps calvus)

2) RED-HEADED VULTURE (Scarcogyps calvus)

The photograph of this vulture was taken by me with the camera Nikon Cool-pix at Salang Valley, which is few kilometers away from Manali, Himachal Pradesh, India. 

I guess this vulture is Red-Headed Vulture as its neck and above is red. It may be a juvenile as it is browner.

If identification of this bird is incorrect then please correct me.

The place where it was photographed had the smelt of rotting carcass. 

Anyway, it is  a vulture. It was a sighting by chance and my first attempt at photographing a Vulture.

The Red-Headed Vulture is in second spot in my listing of birds sighted by me

#Vulture #Scarcogypscalvus

1) YELLOW BILLED BLUE MAGPIE (Urocissa flavirostris)

1) Yellow Billed Blue Magpie (Urocissa flavirostris)

 

I took the photograph of this beautiful pair of Yellow Billed Blue Magpie when I was on my way from Shimla to Kufri in the year 2009 when I was on vacation. My daughter saw it and brought it to my notice.

This photograph was taken with Nikon Cool-pix.

Locally common  breeding resident in foot hills of Himalayas.

This bird is in serial number 1 in my listing of birds that I have seen so far. 

#Magpie #Birds