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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