Birding at Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Campus

 I have noticed several new bird species like White-rumped Shama, Green-billed Malkoha, Crested serpent eagle, White-browed Fantail, etc. initially I was confused between White-browed fantail and fantail flycatcher, later on, confirmed that was White-browed fantail. when I was decided to take pictures of White-browed fantail pair it seems very friendly to pose, a female was very shy and did not come out from the bushes.

Green-billed Malkoha is a shy bird and perched deep in bushes, felt very difficulties to photograph. here are some photographs which I have taken on 14 April 2019 during the walk around the campus.

Yellow-footed Green Pigeon

White-rumped Shama

Common Iora

Magpie Robin

Black-hooded Oriole

Green-billed Malkoha

Red-breasted Parakeet

White-browed Fantail

White-breasted Kingfisher

Rufous Treepie

Jungle Babbler

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Jungle babbler is the most common birds in the hilltop area, rufous treepie's number is also increased from the previous. Apart from these birds, many other birds were interesting to watch them such as:

Oriental white eye

Purple Sunbird

Red-vented Bulbul

Jungle Myna

Common Myna etc.

White Scavenger

Egyptian vulture is also called as a white scavenger is small old world vulture and belong to the Accipitridae family. This is first opportunity to see and a photograph of these mighty birds of the year in Janjgir a small district of Chhattisgarh state. Fortunately, I have seen these birds, the backside of our residential complex, they have fist of carcass remains as a stray dog had a big piece of bone. 

These birds were sub-adult along with an adult.

Adult Egyptian Vulture

Nectar picker...!

Purple Sunbird look likes hummingbirds and collects nectar from flowers to survive, in my knowledge it only depends on the on the different type of flower nectar. Always trying to get best of a shot of this hammering nectar picker, This time got the opportunity to take some.