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[Oversea] India, Gujarat Nov 2010

India, Gujarat Nov 2010

I will post a series of pictures from India Gujarat,  taken during the Global Bird Watchers' conference (25 to 27th of november 2010) organyzed in Jamnagar city to promote Gujarat as a birding destination. They've invited for this events over 100 foreign birdwatchers, photographers,nature travel agency, with full accomodations arranged. Was a really nice opportunity to be there and this is a fantastic place for birding.
The Spotted Owlet pic was taken on the conference center Car park,  using 12000 iso and the public lighting.

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27/03/2011 14:39

Purple Sunbird (Nectarinia asiatica)

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27/03/2011 14:39

Spotted Owlet (Athene brama)

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Common Babbler and Laughing Dove taken on 26/11/2010 near Jamnagar using Canon Eos 1D markIV and 100-400

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28/03/2011 22:35

Common Babbler (Turdoides caudatus)

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28/03/2011 22:35

Common Babbler (Turdoides caudatus)

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28/03/2011 22:35

Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis)

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Photo taken at a birds feeding place in Jamnagar. The terns was catching small fishes attracted by the bred was given to the ducks and other gulls.It's really amazing the quantity of food that local population there give to the birds... Every ten minutes was a new guy coming with hands full of bags to feed the birds.
Bank Myna, House Crow, River Tern and Gull-billed Tern, all using canon eos 1D mark IV and 100-400.

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29/03/2011 21:45

Bank Myna (Acridotheres ginginianus)

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29/03/2011 21:45

House Crow (Corvus splendens)

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29/03/2011 21:45

River Tern (Sterna aurantia)

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29/03/2011 21:45

Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica)

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Thanks Gumbei.
Some other shot from Jamnagar, same place as the Tern with same material.
Slender-billed Gull, Black and Brown-headed Gull

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30/03/2011 22:03

Slender-billed Gull (Larus genei)

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30/03/2011 22:03

Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus) adult

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30/03/2011 22:03

Brown-headed Gull (Larus brunnicephalus) 1st Winter

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30/03/2011 22:03

Brown-headed Gull (Larus brunnicephalus) 1st Winte

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Rosy Starling as well as Common and Bank Myna came alo numerous at this feeding place.
In Jamnagar on 26/11/2010 using Canon Eos 1D markIV and 100-400.

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2/04/2011 13:01

Common Myna ( Acridotheres tristis)

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2/04/2011 13:01

Bank Myna (Acridotheres ginginianus)

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2/04/2011 13:01

Rosy Starling (Pastor roseus)

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2/04/2011 13:01

Rosy Starling (Pastor roseus)

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a few birds in the Starling and Myna flock shows some malformation or injuries. Below some of them... If anybody have some explanations, i'm interesting on.
Sensitive souls abstain…

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3/04/2011 14:47

Common Myna ( Acridotheres tristis)

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3/04/2011 14:47

Rosy Starling (Pastor roseus)

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3/04/2011 14:47

Rosy Starling (Pastor roseus)

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a new set of picture from India Gujarat, Black Kite are fairly common in town and village, this one was shot in Sasan near Gir National Park, the Coppersmith Barbet as well as the Brahminy Starling pics were taken in Gir National Park. And a pic of a Greater Short-toed Lark taken in Nayara Marine reserve near Jamnagar city.

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22/04/2011 23:25

Black Kyte (Milvus migrans)

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22/04/2011 23:25

Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala)

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22/04/2011 23:25

Greater Short-toed Lark (Calandrella brachydactyla)

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22/04/2011 23:25

Brahminy Starling (Sturnus pagodarum)

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Thanks Stonechat.

Green Bee-eater, Indian Lapwing and Red-vented Bulbul all from Gir National Park, and Sand Lark from Nayara Marine reserve.

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24/04/2011 17:03

Green Bee-eater ( Merops orientalis )

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24/04/2011 17:03

Indian Lapwing (Vanellus indicus )

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24/04/2011 17:03

Red-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus cafer )

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24/04/2011 17:03

Sand Lark ( Calandrella raytal )

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A special post for this very cooperative Oriental Honey buzzard, that spend a good hour searching for honeycomb in bushes, just ignoring my presence even i simply stand in a few meter, following it in its moving in the different bushes. I saw her entering inside deep bushes for few minute, and then flying to a other one, that probably explain the wear on its tail feathers.
I still can not understand the confident behaviour of this bird, even birds in India are usually not too shy comparing with Chinese birds, this one was particuraly pleasant especially for raptor.
Photo taken on 28th of november in Gir National Park.

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Indian Pond Heron, Indian Peafowl, Bay-backed Shrike and Ashy-crowned Sparrow Lark all of them digiscoped in or near Gir National Park by end of november.

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30/04/2011 23:45

Indian Pond Heron ( Ardeola grayii )

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30/04/2011 23:45

Indian Peafowl ( Pavo cristatus )

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30/04/2011 23:45

Bay-backed Shrike ( Lanius vittatus )

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30/04/2011 23:45

Ashy-crowned Sparrow Lark ( Eremopterix grisea )

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White-shouldered Ibis, Tickell's Blue FLycatcher, Tawny Pipit and Large Grey Babbler, all from Gir National Park on 29 and 30 of november

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4/05/2011 12:07

White-shouldered Ibis ( Pseudibis papillosa )

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4/05/2011 12:07

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher ( Cyornis tickelliae )

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4/05/2011 12:07

Tawny Pipit ( Anthus campestris )

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4/05/2011 12:07

Large Grey Babbler ( Turdoides malcolmi )

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