Birds Around Me

Black-winged Stilt (प्रवालपाद) - Himantopus himantopus Taken on June 25, 2018 Location: Sanjivini Nagar, Jabalpur, India (Latitude: 23.172826, Longitude: 79.881881)  Black-winged Stilt (प्रवालपाद) - Himantopus himantopus (25 cm), is a small wader. They have long pink legs, a long thin black bill and are blackish above and white below, with a white head and neck with a varying amount of black. Males have a black back, often with greenish gloss. Females' backs have a brown hue, contrasting with the black  regimes    Identification: pink / red legs, black / brown wings, very noisy.   Where: Jheels, marshes, pools, lagoons Hindi Names of Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) - प्रवालपाद Birds Around Me - Unfinished List (अपूर्ण  सूची)  https://birds.rekabira.in/p/this-is-list-of-birds-i-clicked-since.html   Ashutosh Jhureley  @BirdsAroundMe Black-winged Stilt (प्रवालपाद) - Himantopus himantopus Padariya, Jaba...

Purple Sunbird (छोटा शक्कर खोरा) - Cinnyris asiaticus  (10 cm), is a small sunbird that has a relatively short bill, a dark and short square-ended tail with distinctive sexual dimorphism. They have a down-curve bill with brush-tipped tubular tongues that aid in nectar feeding. The breeding plumage of males is glossy metallic bluish to purplish-black with a sheen of green on the upper parts with the wings appearing dark brown.  Purple Sunbird  छोटा शक्कर खोरा, फूल सुँघनी, थुन-थुनी (Cinnyris asiaticus) Sanjivini Nagar, Jabalpur The non-breeding plumage is similar to females olive-brown above, and yellowish below but with black wings and a brad black streak running down the middle of the breast. They usually go about in pairs, moving restlessly from flower to flower, inspecting by clinging upside down. You will also see them hovering around the flowers like a hummingbird, sucking nectar. Often you will see picking on insects, caterpillars, and spiders as well. Sunbirds ( शक्...