Hello everyone ... its been a while a shared a post on hive . But when i came to see this post on @amazingnature , i was sure that this is the kind of contest in which i should take part . Not only that , am a bird watcher and i have already posted a lot of posts regarding birds in hive , mainly in the community @featheredfriends. So how can i miss such an opportunity .
I am from kerala , India . This state is a paradise for people who loves birds . There are a lot of rare and endemic birds in this state . This abundance of birds make people to visit kerala from different countries.
For this challenge i didn't even went to any other places cause i was sure that i can encounter a lot of birds near to my house as there are a lot of birds that visits my yard daily . And my yard is surrounded by trees .
To start my watch i had to choose an hour . So i thought i will start this hour when i will see a bird.
The first bird i saw was a red whiskered bulbull. This bird is so common in our area . We can find this bird in our locality in any given time . Usually they are seen in a group . They make a lot of noise and they are actually so friendly with humans and they make their nests so close to our houses and buildings. During this one hour i saw a lot of red whiskered bulbulls . Am not sure but i think i have seen about 8 or 9 of these birss during this 1 hour. Its scientific name is Pycnonotus jocosus .
From this pic you can spot 2 red whiskwred bulbuls. This pic was tough to capture as these birds were far from me .
Another common bird in our area is the greater racket tailed drongo . This bird can be found in my backyard almost every time and during my chosen hour also it didn't disappoint me and it helped me with its presence and i was fortunate to take a clear photo of it.
Its scientific name is Dicrurus paradiseus. They have this unique ability to mimic the sounds of other birds and sometimes even the sounds of animals.
Then another bird that i saw during this hour and was able to take the picture was white eye . This birds are so cute and small . Usually found in a group of 4 or 5 . But i saw only one . Its scientific name is Zosteropidae . I was not able to take a clear photo of this as this bird is so fast and it is literally very difficult to find this birds sitting in the branches . They always move here and there .
During this hour i saw some other birds like malabar whistling thrush , oriental magpie-robin and even a ring necked parrot. Eventhough i had a good look at them i wasn't able to capture their photos as they flew away before i had a chance to click my camera.