Birds Around Me

   Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) मोर, मयूर  The most familiar and spectacular bird in India is the Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus)  मोर, मयूर. It was elected as the National Bird of India in 1963. It is a bird of poems, tales, songs, dances, gods and goddesses, folklores, artists, dreamers, and lovers. The beautiful dance of the Indian Peacock will literally take your blues away. The peacock begins to dance from December-January till the end of the monsoon season. It generally dances in the morning and while dancing it projects the tail and trains upwards. It is a common bird across farms and adapted well amongst humans, a lot has been described about the bird but what is not so generally realized is that the gorgeous-eyed train of the cock is actually not his tail but abnormally lengthened upper tail-coverts. The hen is crested like the cock but lacks the train. The tail feathers end in all 'eye' ocellus consisting of a purplish-black hear-shaped nucleus surrounde...

Always exciting to see exquisite and fairy-like Paradise Flycatcher. Seen it so many times, but couldn't frame it. In April 22, not just observed for a long period of time but managed to capture a decent record shot. All the action happened 20 mts from my home in Jabalpur. Medium-sized passerine bird, native to Asia, Indian Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradise) “Dhudraj दूधराज” is the State bird of Madhya Pradesh.  Facts: It is about the size of a bulbul excluding the tail ribbons which are between 25-30 cm long. The adult male is silvery-white with two long ribbon-like feathers, or 'streamers', in his tail and glossy metallic black, crested head. The female and young male are chestnut above, greyish white below, also with a black crested head. The nest of Paradise Flycatcher is a compactly woven cup of fine grasses and fibers plastered on the exterior with cobwebs and spiders' egg cases. It is built in the crotch or elbow of a twig, normally between 2 and 5 mts fr...

  Red-vented Bulbul -  कलसिरी बुलबुल, गुल्दुम (Pycnonotus cafer) Sanjivini Nagar, Jabalpur, M.P., India Red-vented Bulbul - कलसिरी बुलबुल, गुल्दुम (Pycnonotus cafer), is the commonest and most widespread bulbul of Indian Sub-continent, is listed as the world's 100 worst invasive alien species. Can be seen in open scrubs, parks, gardens, and open deciduous forests, often in pairs or small groups. Hindi name of  Red-vented Bulbul  (Pycnonotus cafer):  कलसिरी बुलबुल, गुल्दुम  Birds Around Me - Unfinished List (अपूर्ण  सूची) :  https://birds.rekabira.in/p/this-is-list-of-birds-i-clicked-since.html -- Ashutosh Jhureley  @BirdsAroundMe Red-vented Bulbul -  कलसिरी बुलबुल, गुल्दुम (Pycnonotus cafer) Devtal, Jabalpur, MP, India October 2023 Red-vented Bulbul -  कलसिरी बुलबुल, गुल्दुम (Pycnonotus cafer) Sanjivini Nagar, Jabalpur, M.P., India Red-vented Bulbul -  कलसिरी बुलबुल, गुल्दुम (Pycnonotus cafer) Sanjivini Nagar, Jabalpur, M...