Birds Around Me

One of my favorite birds, the  White-throated Kingfisher ( किलकिला ,  श्वेतकण्ठ   कौड़िल्ला ) / Halcyon Smyrnensis - is the bird that I look forward to photographing every time I go to my home in Jabalpur, India. They are so distinctive and beautiful, and once hunted in abundance for their feathers. Their song all day long makes it tempting to go out, and the reason they are called "KilKila" in Hindi, which means non-stop blabbering. If you want to make anyone fall in love with bird watching, especially in urban areas of India, it is the go-to bird.  White-throated Kingfisher (किलकिला, श्वेतकण्ठ कौड़िल्ला) / Halcyon Smyrnensis Jabalpur, India, April 2022 Bird Facts: The White-throated Kingfisher is also called the Tree Kingfisher. It can often be found well away from water bodies, especially in urban areas,  where it feeds on a wide range of prey that includes small reptiles, amphibians, crabs, small rodents, and even birds. It is the only kingfisher known ...