Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Around Pune Trip November 2016

भिगवण - कुम्भारगाव २०१६

In first week of November 2016, just after the Diwali Celebrations visited favorite birding places around Pune.

Many good images I could make during the trip in which I could cover Kavdi pat, Bhuleshwar Temple, Bhigwan and Mayureshwar Wildlife sanctuary. 

I will keep the narration very short, simply because lack of time. Images will speak the most !!! 

Highlights of the trip were Pair of Bonelli's eagle making preparations for nesting, Osprey  and Small pratincoles at Bhigwan, Mottled wood owl near Bhigwan. 

Day-1 : Kavdi Pat in Morning

Red vented bulbul (juvenile)


Red vented bulbul (juvenile)

Ashy Prinia


Yellow Wagtail


Ashy Prinia

 pied Bushchat female


 Pied Bushchat - male
 
Cattle Egret

 Common sandpiper


 Tree Pipit


 Black Ibis

Day-1: Bhuleshwar Temple in afternoon

Indian Bushlark



 Bonelli's eagle


 Rose Ringed Parakeets


Bhuleshwar temple


 Sculptures of dancers inside Bhuleshwar Temple


 Nandi @ Bhuleshwar temple
Lord Ganesh in female form


Lord Ganesh Carving on Facade of Bhuleshwar Temple

Lord Vishnu and Lakshmi - Carvings with faded paint on the facade of Bhuleshwar Temple.

Amazing carvings on Bhuleshwar Temple building - Single picture is not enough, temple is simply marvelous from all the corners you look.


Small Minivet


House Sparrow


Bay Backed Shrike

Day-1: Kumbhargaon in evening


 Brown Crake at Kumbhargaon


 Common Coot 

 Purple moorhen




 Indian Toads


 Nightscape

Day-2: Kumbhargaon Morning


 Black Drongo with kill
Small Pratincole


Small Pratincole

small pratincole
 small pratincole in flight
 small pratincole in flight
 Osprey
osprey

Black Headed Ibis

River tern

Whiskered tern

Little Cormorant

Day-2: Around Bhigwan in afternoon

Wildflower (ID not known)
Wildflower (ID not known)
Mottled wood owl

Yellow Wattled Lapwing

Yellow wattled Lapwing

Black Drongo

Chinkara

Chinkara

 Spotted owlet

Day-3: Mayureshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
 
Indian Bushlark

Indian Robin female



 Indian Robin


 Indian Robin






Rufous Tailed Lark




Green Bee Eater


Baya Weaverbird


Pied Cuckoo


 Indian Silverbills

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Equipments used: Nikon D750 DSLR, NIkon 300 f2.8 VR-II lens + 1.7 x TC, Iphone 6s
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