Sunday, April 20, 2008

Painted Stork



Camera Critters


This mother bird spread her wings to protect her chicks from direct sunlight.


Every November-December various migratory birds in the trees near the water bodies around Bangalore. Last Sunday we went bird watching in one such village. You can read more about the visit and see more pictures at Painted Storks at Kaggaladu.

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18 comments:

Misty DawnS said...

Wow! Wow! Wow! This is SO cool! I just love seeing critters I wouldn't normally get to see. My Husband wants to travel to see the world - I want to travel to see the critters hehehe. I guess I'm obsessed.

This is an awesome photo! I love it and I'm SO glad you shared this!

Lilli & Nevada said...

Well i am with Misty on the WOW! that is amazing, even better when blown to full size. By the way what kind of tree is that?

Anonymous said...

Wow~ That is so cool, to see the stork shading the young from the sun :) Who needs umbrella :P

Hope the following week will be better for you :)

Carletta said...

...and more WOW!
Great photo!

Gattina said...

And another "Wow" what a picture !!

indicaspecies said...

They are on a tamarind tree. Awesome shot!

i beati said...

fantastic photo sandy

Trish ~ ♥ ~ said...

I, too, enjoy birding and our spring migration is about to start. I'll be sharing photos when they arrive. Thanks for sharing this one ~ great shot.

Anonymous said...

Really terrific Indrani ..both the write up and the pics. :)

storyteller said...

What a wonderful capture this is! It’s definitely not something I’m likely to see here at the beach in Southern California so thanks for sharing. I’m introducing Molly at Small Reflections today.
Hugs and blessings,

Lakshmi Bharadwaj said...

Mrs. Indrani, do you bird-watch? I do too!! A very nice picture, by the way! :)

Juli said...

Impressive shot. Thanks for sharing. My critter is here if you want to check it out.

threesidesofcrazy said...

Awesome capture!

Carole said...

Gorgeous stork. It is a stork, isn't it?

Mom Knows Everything said...

What an amazing picture! It almost looks prehistoric.

Anonymous said...

That's very cool! It's fun to see animals that I haven't seen before.

Katney said...

Thank you for sharing that bird. She seems to have harsh words for you from her expression. The tree looks familiar from my month in India some years ago. I think we has some of that variety in the compund where I was staying.

Anonymous said...

What a spectacular post! I have never heard of behavior like that and of course it makes perfect sense. What a gorgeous bird. Thank you.