Another spiked hair do .....

Nature a perfect artist ....

(perfect wet- gel look )

The crests of birds are of two types  recumbent or recursive . The recumbent crests have feathers that are straight and lie down essentially flat on the head until the bird  fans them out to where they stand out .The recursive is noticeable even when the crest is not fanned out because it features feathers ,that , when lying down curve upward at the tips ,when standing up , often slightly forward toward the front the head.

The Himalayan Bulbul I assume has recursive crests...anybody out there can shed some more light on it , do let me know .

Happy birding ...

With its shades on .....

The sun is playing hide and seek ...hiding behind white candy floss clouds .

 Hope it rains in the coming days .

Have a fun-filled weekend ..

Happy birding ...

Harbinger of rain....

Rain bird 

They are the monsoon birds -harbingers of rain . 

It is a slender ,long tailed , crested black and white bird .

Its call is loud piu-piu-pee-pee-piu .

When I looked up at the sky I could see dark rain clouds hovering over the vast cityscape ..

Eagerly waiting for a drop of rain to fall on the parched earth.