White wagtail looks for food on a wintry morning

The white wagtail (Motacilla alba) is a petite passerine bird belonging to the avian family Motacillidae, and the family also constitutes other small birds like the pipits and long claws. The white wagtail is also the national bird of Latvia, and its image is highlighted on the stamps of many European and Western nations.

The Great Egret Fluttering and Balancing during descent on Calm Swampy Waters

The wonderful “fluttering” and “balancing” this Great off-white Egret  during her descent is a subtle interplay of multiple physical functions, which include buoyancy-corrected gravity, aerodynamic torque, along with the fluid inertia. In calm swampy waters, these flight stabilities often dictate the course of flight of the Great off-white Egret.

Black Kite resting on a tree branch after returning from a hunting spree. Was it a successful catch?

Bird Calculating her Next Move

The hooked beak Black Kite has just arrived from a hunting flight, and has received a lavish feast – a river fish for the day meal.  He is now enjoying the solitude and a wider view of the environment. Life for this Black Kite unlike the humans, is more engrossed in feasting and enthralling in the high kinetic moments of nose diving action while in the attack mode. 

The Jungle Babbler on a Day Watch Exercise

Small Bird on a Day Watch Exercise

The Jungle Babbler is extrovert small bird who loves to chitter and chatter and they fly in flocks of 7 to 10 and while foraging they keep emitting a puffing and panting sound to remain in contact within the flock. The chitter chatter of the Jungle Babbler generally involves a mix of squeaks, chirps, and severe high scale notes and all of these alternate with each other.