Saturday, October 11, 2014

Black-winged Stilt at Hebbal Lake, Bangalore

Hebbal Lake in north Bangalore is favorite spot for various colorful birds. One of the birds that can be seen here is Black-winged Stilt, a widely distributed very long-legged wader.



They have long pink legs, a long thin black bill and are blackish above and white below, with a white head and neck with a varying amount of black. 



They are mostly seen marshes, shallow lakes and ponds. They pick up their food from sand or water. They mainly eat insects and crustaceans.




33 comments:

Margaret Birding For Pleasure said...

Fantastic birds and wonderful reflections. Have a great weekend.

Vineeta Yashsavi said...

Beautiful bird...

Jeevan said...

Superb shots Rajesh! Lovely reflection at the last pic

Magia da Inês said...

。°°。✿⊱。
Aves elegantes, bonitos reflexos!!!

Bom fim de semana!
Beijinhos do Brasil°°。✿
。°°。✿⊱。

Thomas Lee/Lee Lip Pang said...

Nice reflection

TexWisGirl said...

fascinating birds and wonderful shots, rajesh!

i beati said...

long legged dancers

sandyland said...

long legged dancers

Unknown said...

Beautiful birds! They have amazingly long legs.

A Colorful World said...

Beautiful stilts! Love the reflections!

sunshine said...

Great photos and stunning birds.

maryaustria said...

Beautiful birds and a wonderful reflection!

Anonymous said...

Lovely captures.

krishna said...

is it a migratory bird?

Anonymous said...

Rajash, lovely shot. Amazing birds, beautiful colors black&white and pink legs. Happy Sunday.

Louisette said...

Wonderfull reflections, Greeting from Belgium.
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eileeninmd said...

Pretty birds and great captures.

theconstantwalker said...

Superb images of these lovely birds Rajesh.

Rohrerbot said...

We have the Black-necked Stilt here.....so now I can see the difference between the Black-winged and Black-necked species! Thank you!

FAB said...

Long-legged beauties.

buntpapierfabrik.blogger.de said...

elegant birds, amazing pictures

Fun60 said...

Such beautiful reflections.

Viera said...

wonderful reflection of those beautiful creatures...Lovely photos Rajesh...

Andrea @ From The Sol said...

Love those long beautiful legs and the reflection just makes them seem longer. Great shots, Rajesh ...

Andrea @ From The Sol

'Tsuki said...

The last pic of the bird drinking is y favourite !

Laura said...

What a lovely series of reflections!

Ruth Kelly said...

The reflections make their legs look even longer.

Christian Perrin said...

Lovely to see familiar birds in unfamiliar locations! Although these do look a little different to the Australian stilts - a different race perhaps?

Unknown said...

They stand out on their orange legs that are in sharp contrast to their body colour.

desi Traveler said...

Such beautiful birds and pictures, specially with reflection

Abhijit Ray said...

Beautiful capture of reflection of elegant bird.

Maniparna said...

Great captures... :-)

Saru Singhal said...

I miss this place. There is always activity around this lake, unlike Ulsoor lake. Beautiful pictures.