Pied Kingfisher – Special feature is they hover above water before they plunge into water to catch fish. They are non-migratory birds and found locally in the area.
All the photos in the post are captured in Ranganatittu Bird Sanctuary Karnataka. Ranganatittu Bird Sanctuary is pride of Karnataka for being a host for a variety of migratory birds throughout the year. Birds fly to Ranganatittu from various parts of the world including distant American, African continents. Birds fly thousands of kilometers to reach the place. The climate, clean water of river Kaveri and abundant fish availability in the place are main reasons. Variants of Pelican, Storks, Egrets, Heron, Cormorant family, small birds likes and piper, kingfisher, Mud swallow, Peacock etc are commonly seen (The list does not end here though) Apart from these, fresh water Crocodiles are also major attraction of the place.
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Pied Kingfisher – Special feature is they hover above water before they plunge into water to catch fish. They are non-migratory birds and found locally in the area.
Pied Kingfisher – Special feature is they hover above water before they plunge into water to catch fish. They are non-migratory birds and found locally in the area.
Pied Kingfisher – Special feature is they hover above water before they plunge into water to catch fish. They are non-migratory birds and found locally in the area.
Common Kingfisher – Their presence is one of the indicators of good health of fresh water. They catch the pray by plunging straight into water from 1-2 meter height above water.
River Tern – Nests in ground, majorly on open rocks. A very soft natured bird. Crows can be often seen eating their eggs.
Stone Curlew – large eyes, and black bills give them a reptilian appearance. They majorly feed on small insects and lizards etc.
Striated heron – Follow a wait and attack pattern in catching the pray. They stand still in the edge of water body and wait for their pray. They even drop feather etc into water to attract fishes.
Author unaware of the bird’s Identity.
Open Billed Stork – Name Derived from the recurved lower and upper mandible of beak. Majorly feed on Snails.
Painted Stork – They immerse half of their beak to catch small fishes. The colors in the feather resembles painting giving them the name
Snowy Egret – Fly all the way from American Subcontinent to Ranganatittu for breeding. They fly with their feet touching to the water to catch the pray.
Spoon Billed Stork – The photo is of a spoon billed stock in its breeding plumage. The color patches found are to attract the partner during the mating season.
Great Egret (Juvenile) – Feed mainly on fish, frogs, small Mammals and insects. They catch the pray by spearing their pray with their long and sharp bill.
Niranjan M Bhat: An Engineer by profession and a Traveler by passion. Hails from Karavali, loves Malenadu and lives in Bengaluru. Loves travelling, trekking and Riding.
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