EXPLORING THE BIRDS

So good to be back again ! Here are we in the second week of my water bird tours . There are many birds visiting this area recently with one more new addition in the form of the western yellow wagtail which I spotted for the first time here. This time the birds I will be talking about are : 1. I ndian Pond Heron The  Indian pond heron  or  paddybird   is a small  heron . It is of  Old World  origins, breeding in southern  Iran  and east to the  Indian subcontinent ,  Burma , and  Sri Lanka . They are widespread and common but can be easily missed when they stalk prey at the edge of small water-bodies or even when they roost close to human habitations. Their camouflage is so excellent that they can be approached closely before they take to flight. They appear stocky with a short neck, short thick bill and buff-brown back. They are very common in India, and are usually solitary foragers, but numbers of them may sometimes feed in close proximity during the dry seasons  when small wetlands

Hey There !!!  As I have mentioned earlier, there is a stream flowing near my residential area and believe it or not, it's an actual birder's paradise ! There are lots of birds which come to this stream in search of food, water and other needs like their homes. This lists includes grassland birds, water birds, scavengers and other types of aves species.  This week, I have done some reasearch on a few frequent water birds which I spotted in the last few days and am ecsatatic to share it with you all ... 1. Great Egret    This is a large, widely distributed  egret , found in Asia, Africa, the Americas and Europe. Distributed across most of the  t ropical  and warmer  t emperate  regions of the world, it builds tree nests  close to water.  It is a large heron with all-white  plumage .  Apart from size, this large egeret can be distinguished from other white egrets by its yellow  bill  and black legs and feet, though the bill may become darker and the lower legs lighter in the bre