Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Dear Tus van Genderen,, The Scaly-breasted Munia is a small gregarious bird which feeds mainly on seeds but also takes small berries of Lantana and other plants. The red lines indicate the path one would have to take around the grassland after having reached Pechar More. ????? The sun was against us this time and the photograph did not come out very well. We also saw a group of four dull grey Munias hanging around together. Please, Godox Ving V860c E-TTL Li-ion Camera Flash. When singing the male sits very erect with the head feathers raised. The White-rumped Munia is approximately 10 to 11 cm in length, with a stubby grey bill and a long black pointed tail. We initially thought they were Indian Silverbill finches. As we waited near the edge of the grassland, I saw my first Red Avadavat, a moulting male, slowly transforming from grey to a fantastic red. I am using Munia birds, alone, meeting, mating, setting up their home. If you click on the picture you will get the GPS information. laying eggs, incubating, babies being hatched, and their firts flight off”. The soliciting bird usually showing its chin. Just sharing with you, and when complete, will notify you..its just for fun. Jun 3, 2019 - This Pin was discovered by Lumahai. Of late I have been shooting the Black Headed Munias from a diantance of about two to three feet.A challenge. After chasing them for over an hour I could get a few good enough photographs. It was fun to see the mother avadavat flying around and feeding, with the four juveniles at her heels. ???? ????? Whether human construction will erase this tiny piece of grassland and send the birds packing to a new home, we will find out in the years to come. I thoroughly enjoyed your photography and write ups. They are found in open habitats including gardens and agricultural fields where they forage in groups for grass seeds. nice pics of munias.. well i bought munias without knowing their name, thank you for giving this impormation, i got 1 white rumped munia , 2 cclae breasted munia and a chesnut munia.. Joe, I don’t recommend keeping them (matter of fact any birds) as pets. Fantastic photos! Even though they were two different species there was no difference in their pecking order nor there was any compitetive fight among them. ?????? EXIF info – Aperture : ƒ/4 | Camera : Canon EOS-1D Mark IV | Taken : 26 June, 2011 | Focal length : 420mm | ISO : 800 | Location : 12° 55′ 20.028″ N 74° 51′ 55.2096″ E | Shutter speed : 1/320s | Images and content Copyright © Krishna Mohan. Last but not the least, there was a Shikra, which is a small bird of prey, in the vicinity. I am doing a story for my grandson” A Love Story- Through the lace covered window”. DR.Krishi… good effort,excellent result.HATS off to your patience and dedication…, the investment in the 300mm F 2.8 has been worth it. The sexes are similar, although males have darker markings on the underside and a darker throat. Birds in a flock will sometimes preen each other. Word of Caution: There are many open manholes along the path. Chestnut, White-rumped, Black-headed and the Indian Silverbill. ?????????? This created a difficult situation where blades of grass were in front as well behind the bird distracting the picture.I was looking for a bird who is sitting slightly away from the group on a twig which did not have a close enough bush so that I can get a nice creamy bokeh. A beautiful Tricoloured or Black-headed Munia . In India, they are especially common in paddy fields where they are considered a minor pest on account of their grain feeding. ??????? The last spotting of the day was the Tricoloured Munia... Again, it felt like I was eavesdropping on some romance. The tail may be flicked laterally and sometimes vertically and will sometimes flick their wings as well. Tricoloured Munia (also known as Black headed Munia) Posted by कडुवासच at Immature birds have pale brown upperparts, lack the darker head and with uniform buff underparts can be confused with immatures of other munias such as the Tricoloured Munia. The nest is a large domed grass structure in a tree, bush or grass into which 3-8 white eggs are laid. There were over 40 birds in that group. White-rumped Munia After a couple of hours we were heading back and on the way we found a beautiful Peacock Pansy Butterfly in wonderful colour and I took some wonderful macro shots – of two dragonflies and a Signature Spider which was having a butterfly for breakfast. The Paddyfield Pipit is a passerine bird and is found in open grasslands. ?????????? They were grazing in the midst of clumps of grass. In Oahu, Hawaii, they compete for habitats with Lonchura malacca and tend to be rare where the latter is present. ?” ??????? ??????? They are found mainly on the plains but are found in the foothills of the Himalayas although sometimes found up to an altitude of 2500 m and in the Nilgiris they are found in summer up to 2100 m. In Pakistan they are restricted to a narrow region from Swat in the west to Lahore avoiding the desert zone and occurring again in India east of a line between Ludhiana and Mount Abu.It is rare in Kashmir. It is on the way to the Kolkata Airport if one is travelling from Karunamoyee in Salt Lake via Rajarhat. I had seen Red Avadavats for the first time ever in my life and I was lucky with the camera too. Greetings from Sabah Malaysia. For a good photograph all these aspects of the photograph also need to be in place. The scaly-breasted munia or spotted munia , known in the pet trade as nutmeg mannikin or spice finch, is a sparrow-sized estrildid finch native to tropical Asia. They were four juveniles following their mother. The location is very close to the Eco Tourism Park in Rajarhat. Sumit Majumdar. We did not have to wait very long to see an adult male Red Avadavat, dazzling red and beautiful against the morning sun. It was great to see the birds in their natural habitat. There was a Scaly Breasted Munia as well which was sitting a bit too far away to help us with a decent photograph.

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