Chhari Dhand Wetland Reserve Part X : Birds II

   Chhari Dhand is a seasonal marshy wetland in Banni grasslands (see the intro post explaining about Banni and Chhari Dhand here) on the southern edge of the Great Rann of Kutch. The seasonal lake is home to a large number of birds in winter (See previous posts on Great White Pelicans, Common Cranes, Water Birds, II, Cormorants, Oriental Darter, Painted Stork and other birds (तीतर and बटेर)). This post contains pics of few such birds.

    Tawny Pipit, a large pipit, is a migrant moving in winter to the NW Indian Subcontinent.

Tawny Pipit in Chhari Dhand

Gear: Nikon D7200 with AF-S Nikkor 200 - 500mm F/5.6E ED VR

Exif: 450mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 sec, ISO 220

DoP: Nov 22

Loc: Chhari Dhand, Kutch, Gujarat, India

   Common Babbler is a small, slim babbler with a long tail. It usually forages in noisy fighting groups usually of 6–7 individuals with successive polygynous males. Its range is restricted to the Indian subcontinent and southern parts of Iran and Iraq.

Common Babbler in Chhari Dhand

Range: Indian subcontinent and southern parts of Iran and Iraq

Gear: Nikon D7200 with AF-S Nikkor 200 - 500mm F/5.6E ED VR

Exif: 420mm, f/5.6, 1/640 sec, ISO 100

DoP: Nov 22

Loc: Chhari Dhand, Kutch, Gujarat, India

Siberian Stonechat in a desert grassland

Gear: Nikon D7200 with AF-S Nikkor 200 - 500mm F/5.6E ED VR

Exif: 500mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 sec, ISO 720

DoP: Nov 22

Loc: Chhari Dhand, Kutch, Gujarat, India

That's all in this post folks, stay tuned for more...