25) ORANGE HEADED THRUSH (Geokichla citrina)

25) Orange Headed Thrush (Geokichla citrina)

1) Bhandavgarh 23/04/2016

2) Canon 600 D

3) I took evening safari at Bhandavgarh to  see tigers. While on the look out for tigers, all of a sudden, this bird flew down from nowhere and perched on the branch just in front of us. 

4) As it was posing wonderfully, I went on merrily clicking the bird.

5) It lasted for few seconds and the bird flew away leaving me with these photographs.

6) As per the Ripley Guide, this bird is a resident of hill ranges from south of Satpuras.

7) Wikipedia also has information on this bird. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange-headed_thrush

24) CRESTED LARK ( Galerida cristata)

24) Crested Lark ( Galerida cristata)

1) Dahod Reservoir, Mandideep on 21/05/2016

2) Canon 600D

3) Dr Sangeeta Rajgir and Md Khalique of the NGO called Bhopal Birds took me to the above reservoir to sight Saras Crane. There I saw Crested Lark. The reservoir was mostly dry with some patch of water in some places. It was very difficult to sight and focus this bird against the backdrop of  dry ground, dry grass and small rocks and photograph it.  

4) Wikipedia gives more information on this bird and their link is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crested_lark

23) LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (Charadius dubius jerdoni)

23) Little Ringed Plover (Charadius dubius jerdoni)

1) Dahod Reservoir, Mandideep on 21/05/2016

2) Canon 600D

3) Dr Sangeeta Rajgir and Md Khalique of Bhopal Birds took me to the above reservoir to sight Saras Crane. There I saw  Little Ringed Plover. Since this place is in central India outskirts of Bhopal, far away from the sea shore, I guess this one is " jerdoni' and not "curonicus".

4) Wikipedia gives more information on this bird and their link is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_ringed_plover

22) SMALL MINIVET (Pericrocotus cinnamomeus)

 22) Small Minivet (Pericrocotus cinnamomeus)

1) Van Vihar on 26/05/2016

2) Fuji HS 10

3) This was a small bird but was not sitting still to get a perfect photograph

4) To know more about this bird it is better to refer to Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_minivet

21) GREATER RACKET TAILED DRONGO ( Dicrurus paradiseus)

1) Greater Racket Tailed Drongo ( Dicrurus paradiseus)

2) Bhandavgarh on 23042016 morning

3) Reference : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_racket-tailed_drongo

20 ) ASHY-CROWNED SPARROW-LARK

Ashy Crowned Sparrow Lark.

1) At Dahod Reservoir near Mandideep

2) 21/05/2016 Morning

3) Reference:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashy-crowned_sparrow-lark

19) TICKELL'S BLUE FLY CATCHER

Tickell's Blue Fly Catcher Female 

Tickell's Blue Fly Catcher Male

1) Tickell's Blue fly Catcher Female and Male

2) Vanvihar, 12/05/2016

Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tickell%27s_blue_flycatcher