Egrets all the way ....

This is the little egret.....plumage is all white . It has long black legs with yellow feet .This is the breeding plumage of this bird .

This is the great egret also commonly known as the common egret ,large egret or the great white heron . The great egret is all white plumage . It can be distinguished from the other egrets apart from its size is because of its yellow bill ,black legs and feet .

Western Reef Heron is also commonly known as western reef egret . This is a medium sized bird with a slaty grey plumage .

Will be back again with another bird ...

Happy Birding .

Birds with the white plumes ....

I have decided to cover a different bird every week  . It's going to give me insights into whatever I have done so far and share it with all you guys over there. I will start my post with'' Egrets '' ....birds with a white plumage which develop long ornamental plumes during breeding season . When I started  bird photography would go about clicking the birds around my place  . Egrets are generally found around habitation especially the cattle egret but the backdrop is not too appealing  .Then I happened to chance upon a place called Talave in Navi Mumbai . During high tide the low lying areas get filled up ,making it an ideal joint for photographing  these waders .

Egrets are generally found around marshes ,lakes and wetland areas .They are wading birds and feed on small fishes , amphibians ,reptiles and crustaceans in shallow waters.

Different species of egrets are  found ....

Great white egret ,intermediate egret, little egret and western reef egret .

Though the clicks  are very noisy but they are very close to my heart .

 I find all these clicks very serene .

I will be back again with some more clicks of the egrets ....till then .

Happy Birding ...

I -spy a bird ....

Tall dried reeds all around ,could hear a lot of twittering of birds . But could hardly see any , so perfectly camouflaged .I quietly sat on a mound of mud and spotted .........

I spy: ''Ashy crowned sparrow lark''

Sparrow sized birds with a finch like bill , 

 sandy brown  overall with a black belly..

extending to a band in the neck  and a black eye stripe .
Foraging  on the ground for seeds and insects ....

Happy Monday morning .

Birding during Monsoon ....

 I enjoy backyard birding during monsoons . 

You land up capturing some beautiful moments of the avian world . It  poured heavily and sun god was peeping out ...right time to pick your camera and step out .What I witnessed was pure delight .

 Sparrow chicks enjoying a dip in a pothole .

Who says that potholes are bad .... the birds were having some much fun . 

Will be back soon with some more clicks . Hope you all are having loads of fun over the weekend .

Happy Birding ...