At Home - Birds of Rainbow Drive

Catalogue of birds found in our community - an updated presentation with new birds and better pictures of many others...

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2. Shikra
3. Rufous Treepie
4. Hoopoe
5. White-throated Kingfisher
6. Coppersmith Barbet
7. White-cheeked Barbet
8. Spotted Owlet
9. Rose-ringed Parakeet (♂)
10. Rose-ringed Parakeet (♀)
11. Red-whiskered Bulbul Juvenile Shot outside RBD – I thought a juvenile bird would be interesting
12. Red-vented Bulbul
13. Green Bee-eater
14. Pied Bushchat (♂) Shot outside RBD – it shows the beauty of the bird better, so I included it
15. Pied Bushchat (♀) Juvenile
16. Oriental Magpie Robin (♀)
17. Oriental Magpie Robin (♂) Shot outside RBD – it shows the beauty of the bird better, so I included it
18. Spotted Dove
19. Rock Pigeon
20. Indian Golden Oriole
21. Ashy Drongo
22. Black Drongo
23. Jungle Crow
24. Asian Koel (♂)
25. Asian Koel (♀)
26. Southern Coucal
27. Black Kite
28. Scaly-breasted Munia
29. Indian Silverbill Indian Silverbill
30. Pale-billed Flowerpecker
31. Purple-rumped Sunbird (♂)
32. Purple-rumped Sunbird (♀)
33. Purple Sunbird (♂)
34. Purple Sunbird (♀)
35. Rosy Starling
36. Jungle Myna
37. Common Myna
38. Great Tit Juvenile
39. Common Tailorbird
40. Ashy Prinia
41. Sykes’s Warbler
42. Tickell’s Leaf Warbler
43. White-browed Wagtail Juvenile
44. We have a warm, vibrant community in Rainbow Drive (RBD) - and I don’t mean just the people! We are indeed fortunate that we have so many feathered friends sharing our space, even if it is in passing. It was my pleasure to share some of the vignettes I was able to capture as part of my thoroughly enjoyable “project” to catalogue the birds of RBD. In a relatively short span of time, I was able to catalogue over 35 different varieties of birds, and it is an ongoing endeavor as you will notice. I hope you enjoyed this presentation and that it will help you recognize the birds, and awaken the urge to make them welcome in our homes. Chandrashekar Badami  chandrabadami@yahoo.co.uk Photographing birds is not easy – for one, they are never still, and for another the foliage often gets in the way. I have had my share of frustrations and luck in equal parts - but like I said before, I thoroughly enjoy the experience.