Top 05 Photos of the Week: Birding
Birdwatching, or birding, is a form of wildlife observation in which the observation of birds is a recreational activity or citizen science. But it can be done with the naked eye, through a visual enhancement device like binoculars, telescopes, and cameras, by listening for bird sounds, or by watching public webcams.
Thank you to all the photographers who have submitted photos in the Birding theme with the #pwc_birding hashtag. Your pictures can create awareness about the variety and beauty of wildlife in our environment. So we have featured these photos from our Facebook Group. Next week, you can be the one here, for that, Please join the group and follow the Weekly Challenge Rule.
So in this post let’s have a look at Top 05 Photos of the Week.
Weekly Feature (05-April 11-April 2021): Birding
The Crested Fireback!
The crested fireback is a medium-sized, up to 70 cm long, forest pheasant with a peacock-like dark crest, bluish-black plumage, reddish-brown rump, black outer tail feathers, red iris, and bare blue facial skin. The female is a brown bird with a short crest, blue facial skin, and spotted black-and-white below. This birding photo has photographed in Thailand.
The Spotted Owlet!
So the spotted owlet is a small owl that breeds in tropical Asia from mainland India to Southeast Asia. But a common resident of open habitats including farmland and human habitation has adapted to living in cities. They roost in small groups in the hollows of trees or in cavities in rocks or buildings. This birding photo has photographed in Kolkata West Bengal.
The Painted Stork!
The painted stork is a large wader in the stork family. So it is found in the wetlands of the plains of tropical Asia south of the Himalayas in the Indian Subcontinent and extending into Southeast Asia. Their distinctive pink tertial feathers of the adults give them their name. photographed in Bhigwan, Maharashtra.
The Grey-headed swamphen!
Grey-headed swamphen is a species of swamphen occurring from the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent to southern China and northern Thailand. This photo has photographed in Rajkot, Gujarat.
