Green bee Eater

Small, slender and swift  bird with bright green colour body, blue under the chin and throat, black slender beak. Usually seen in pairs. Bird flies and catches the insects in air with ease with aerial acrobatics.

Camera and Lens : Nikon D7000+Tamron 70-300 VC 

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Some grass against backlight of sun. Nikon D7000+ Nikkor 18-140 VR

 Yellow Flowers against Blue skies. Nikon D7000+ Tamron 70-300 VC

 Yellow Flowers against a dark background. Nikon D7000+ Tamron 70-300 VC

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Pictured against blue sky in the month of Feb-March. Location Cyeint, Financial District, Gachibowli , Hyderabad

Large Birds

Open Billed Stork (adult)

Large bird peculiar opening in the long bill. Juveniles dont have the opening in their bills. Its a Large light brown coloured bird with black wings.

Open Billed Stork  (juvenile)

Juvenile no opening in the bill.

Small Birds

Pictures of Birds from an amateur photographer.

 

Common Tailorbird

Nikon D7000 + Tamron 70-300 VC. Settings : 270mm, f5.6, ISO200 , 1/320th

Its a small bird with bright colours , perching from bush to bush. Olive green upperparts and creamy under parts , it has a  rusty colour on head. Popular for its nest made of leaves "sewn" together, as name suggests.

Baya Weaver

 Nikon D7000 + Nikkor 18-140 VR. Settings : 140mm, f5.6, ISO400 , 1/1600th

• Its a sparrow like bright yellow bird. 

     Nikon D7000 + Nikkor 18-140 VR. Settings : 140mm, f5.6, ISO400 , 1/1600th

• Weaves its nest by picking up long grass leaves  picked from the surroundings.

Red Vented BulBul

Nikon D7000 + Nikkor 18-140 VR. Settings : 140mm, f8, ISO250 , 1/400th

• It has a black coloured crest and head, scaly brown body with red coloured vent.

 Barn Swallow

Nikon D7000 + Tamron 70-300 VC. Settings : 300mm, f8, ISO400 , 1/1600th

Its a small bird likes to be in air all the time. Brown head,blue black body with long forked tail and short beak.

Pied Bushchat (Male)

Nikon D7000 + Tamron 70-300 VC. Settings : 300mm, f5.6, ISO200 , 1/400th

Its a small round bird . Male is black with white spots, short beak. Female is brown in colour.

 Pied Bushchat (Female)

 Nikon D7000 + Nikkor 18-140 VR. Settings : 140mm, f5.6, ISO200 , 1/160th