Black Kite with food

One images a day series - Day 2140 since lockdown, 11th Feb 2026 Black kite with Kill, what an amazing sight to watch the bird go about killing and eating. Black kites prey includes insects (especially grasshoppers during plagues), small mammals, and reptiles such as lizards. They eat their prey mid-flight, also known as 'feeding on the wing', by directly transferring food from their talons to beaks without landing They are attracted to smoke and fires, where they seek escaping prey. This behaviour has led to the belief that Kites spread fires by picking up burning twigs and dropping them on dry grass. They spend a lot of time soaring and gliding in thermals in search of food

Location, marine drive, jamshedpur, jharkhand,

camera : sony rxiv

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White browed wagtail

White Browed wagtail: is so light it can walk comfortably on a leaf floating on water. As to why Latvia would choose Motacilla alba as their national bird, well, it appears that the White Wagtail “is frequently mentioned in Latvian folk songs as a symbol of hard work and diligence. With that kind of publicity it is no wonder that it was chosen to be a national symbol of Latvia

The white-browed wagtail is the largest species of wagtail at 21 cm (8.3 in) length. It is a slender bird, with the characteristic long, constantly wagging tail of its genus. It has black upper parts, head and breast, with a white super cilium and large white wing bar. The White Wagtail is one of the most common and characteristic winter birds. It has a very long tail, which is constantly wagged up and down when it walks. It has a very distinctive undulating flight, but it is often seen on bare ground looking for insects.

Location: DOBO , jamshedpur, jharkhand

Location : dobo jamshedpur, jahrkhand

equipment : canon r6ii and 100- 500mm

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Painted Stork

Painted stock: The painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala) is a large wader in the stork family. It is found in the wetlands of the plains of tropical Asia south of the Himalayas in the Indian subcontinent and extending into Southeast Asia. Their distinctive pink tertia feathers of the adults give them their name. They forage in flocks in shallow waters along rivers or lakes. They immerse their half open beaks in water and sweep them from side to side and snap up their prey of small fish that are sensed by touch. As they wade along they also stir the water with their feet to flush hiding fish. They nest colonially in trees, often along with other waterbirds. The only sounds they produce are weak moans or bill clattering at the nest. They are not migratory and only make short-distance movements in some parts of their range in response to changes in weather or food availability or for breeding. Like other storks, they are often seen soaring on thermals

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GREY HERON

The birds breed colonially in spring in heronries, usually building their nests high in trees. A clutch of usually three to five bluish-green eggs is laid. Both birds incubate the eggs for around 25 days, and then both feed the chicks, which fledge when 7-8 weeks old. Many juveniles do not survive their first winter, but if they do, they can expect to live for about 5 years. In Ancient Egypt, the deity Bennu was depicted as a heron in New Kingdom artwork. In Ancient Rome, the heron was a bird of divination. Roast heron was once a specially prized dish; when George Neville became Archbishop of York in 1465, 400 herons were served to the guests.

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Golden jackel at Bharatpur, rajasthan

Golden jackal: The golden jackal (Canis aureus), also called the common jackal, is a wolf-like canid that is native to Eurasia. The golden jackal's coat varies in color from a pale creamy yellow in summer to a dark tawny beige in winter. It is smaller and has shorter legs, a shorter tail, a more elongated torso, a less-prominent forehead, and a narrower and more pointed muzzle than the Arabian wolf. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List due to its widespread distribution and high density in areas with plenty of available food and optimum shelter.br>

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Keoladeo National park what an experience aka Bharatpur

One images a day series - Day 2126 since lockdown, 28th January 2026 A barasingha/swamp deer seems to pose for my camera as we wait for more such magical moments in the canopy of trees

as time went by they grew more curious

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Bird brained

have 4 devices, Two phone, One laptop and One ipad, I lost my phone and facebook would keep sending verification messeges to the lost phone for verification, and then we say AI is smart or Meta is a threat, I think not, Bird brained is more like it.