Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)

Indian Roller(Coracias benghalensis)

Grey Partridge(Francolinus pondicerianus)

Rufous bellied Niltava

Crimson Sunbird

Himalayan Bulbul

Purple Swamphen

Whiskered Yuhina

Oriental Magpie Robin

The oriental magpie robin is a small (about 19 cms) passerine bird with distinctive black and white colours. It has got a long tail which is normally held upright. They breed mainly from March to July and females spend more time and efforts on feeding the young.Males are quite aggressive in the breeding season to defend their territory. They even respond to and attack their reflections in water or in the mirrors.

Male Oriental Magpie Robin in Perfect pose

The female has grayish upper parts. They can be seen nesting in wooden boxes, broken street light shades and other man made shelters. Like any other creature Oriental Magpie robin is very cautious for the safety of young ones. If someone is standing nearby they never enter the nest, and they try to enter and exit with lightening speed.

Female Oriental Magpie Robin

Speckled Piculet (Picumnus innominatus)

If you are sitting in the sun or roaming outside and hear a small tak-tak-tak sound from the bushes or small branches on a nearby tree,and the sound is not loud or bold enough for a big woodpecker,then you are likely to see a small bird known as Speckled Piculet  in the woody bush or the branches of the tree. The bird is about 10 cms and has an olive green back.Though the male and female look alike but the male has an orangish colour on the fore crown as is visible in this picture.It can be seen in the Himalayan foothills upto an altitude of about 2500 meters.

Blue Capped Redstart

Purple Sunbird

Common Hoopoe

Grey Hooded Warbler

Cinereous Tit (Parus cinereus)

About 14 cms in size,this bird was earlier considered as a sub specie of Great Tit(Parus major). It is Grey backed with white undersides in comparison to Great Tit which has greenish back and yellow undersides.Widely distributed from North to South India, It prefers  broad leaved forests,open wooded areas and can be seen upto an altitude of 3600 meters.

Asian Barred Owlet (Glaucidium cuculoides)

When you see birds of different species  making  noise together  on a tree you have a chance to see the Asian Barred Owlet  behind the thicket of branches.It is otherwise very difficult to spot this owlet due to its camouflaging appearance and  its ability to turn around its head in all directions from one place.  It is resident of the Northern parts of the Indian subcontinent and South East Asia.

About 23 cms in size it resembles  Jungle Owlet which  is differentiated from it by contrasting rusty colour of  barring on the primaries and secondaries and more closely spaced barring on  upper parts. The barring  on the belly of Asian Barred owlet is usually more broken as compared to Jungle Owlet whose belly is covered with barring pattern.
The owls in general are nocturnal.They have a strong sense of hearing and an ability to fly silently which helps them in tracking their prey by focussing on the sounds emerging in the surroundings.