Saturday, October 26, 2013

Birds in Neighbourhood - 12

I get to see variety of birds around my parents house in Udupi. I have captured few of them in my camera and here they are. 



One such beautiful bird belongs to woodpecker family and is known as  Black-rumped Flameback (Lesser Golden-backed Woodpecker or Lesser Goldenback).




They have black throat and black rump with distinctive golden yellow wing coverts. The underparts are white with dark chevron markings.The head is whitish with a black nape and throat, and there is a grayish eye patch. The adult male has a red crown and crest. 


It is one of the few woodpeckers that are seen in urban areas. It is fun to see them moving on the tree branches and trying to make a hole in the tree.

39 comments:

  1. Very nice pictures of the colorful bird.

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  2. ¸.•°♪♬♫º° ·.
    Belas fotos. O pássaro é tão pequeno, colorido, mas mesmo assim tão integrado ao meio-ambiente... isso faz pensar que vale a pena preservar o que resta da natureza.
    º°✿✿彡

    Bom fim de semana!
    Beijinhos do Brasil.
    °•.¸♬♫° ·.

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  3. Anonymous19:29

    Great photos of nature's 'critter' ~ beautiful! ~ carol, xx

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  4. Looks a bit like the Pileated Woodpeckers that we have here in Western Arkansas
    An Arkie's Musings

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  5. love the woodpeckers --- lovely red color that *pops*!

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  6. wow! a beautiful woodpecker! a little similar to our pileated woodpecker but much more colorful!

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  7. That's a colorful bird to have in your neighborhood - nice shots!

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  8. You have make beautiful photos!
    Greetings, RW & SK

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  9. Anonymous21:51

    I love woodpeckers. This one is beautiful.

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  10. That's a very beautiful woodpecker.

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  11. A beautiful bird to see in your urban neighbourhood Rajesh. Thank you for showing everyone its bright colours.

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  12. Beautiful colorful bird...:) Lovely shot.

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  13. Wonderful!!! I love the colors of this woodpecker. I hope you share more that you spot by your parents home.

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  14. Beautiful woodpecker! We had a pileated living here this summer... It was so much larger than I had expected, I'd only seen it at a distance in past seasons, this year it came close to the house.

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  15. A beautiful and adaptable bird,!

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  16. nice that you get to see this handsome woodpecker

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  17. Nice shots Rajesh!
    He is very much like our pileated woodpecker but ours is black where yours appears to be brownish in color.
    Lovely to see!

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  18. Wonderful shots of this lovely Woodpecker

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  19. Great post and beautiful birds.

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  20. Beautiful bird and very good to get photos of it.

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  21. Oh, I've never seen this bird! Great captures!

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  22. Your woodie is a cool bird, great shots!

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  23. Amazing bright red "tuft" on this little one's head. Lovely photos.

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  24. A stunning little bird to see Rajesh... Lovely shots

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  25. what a majestic woodpecker. Beautiful bird.

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  26. Its a cracking Woodpecker species to have local to you, well done.

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  27. They look like minature Pileated Woodpeckers with the added color on the back. Beautiful Woodpecker and one I have never seen or heard of before ... what a treat, I learned from you again today. Thanks Rajesh ...

    Andrea @ From The Sol

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  28. Anonymous01:23

    I just love the woodpeckers. This one is a beauty.

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  29. LOVE LOVE, we have the red bellied woodpecker; you've captured a beauty

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  30. Very pretty...beautiful clicks..:)

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  31. Cool captures... was it too far?

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  32. Beautiful pictures Rajesh. An eye for beauty does not need an exotic location.

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  33. Such a cute , little creature..great shot..

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  34. Beautiful bird with red crown. So well taken photo.

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  35. very beautiful pic..

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