Saturday, July 22, 2017

Red-necked Ibis at Talkad

We came across many birds during our visit to Talkad. We spotted many birds around the temple in this small village. One of them is Red-necked Ibis.


It is a medium sized bird, measuring 60-70 cm in length. It has bright reddish warts on the crown and the nape. It is a black bird with a patch of white near the shoulder. 


These birds inhabit grasslands, meadows, marshes, riverbeds and irrigated farmland. They build nest in trees.

13 comments:

Blogoratti said...

Just having a conversation with a mate, and here comes another paparazzi!

Ha, great shot indeed and what fine birds they are. Thank for sharing!

GreenComotion said...

Perfect present to each other and to other observers like us.
Great snaps, Rajesh!
Have a Happy Weekend!
Peace :)

Anonymous said...

Very nice.

Phil Slade said...

Great shot. The palms really set the birds off.

rupam sarma said...

So nice :)

Breathtaking said...

Hello Rajesh!:) What a great sighting of a pair of Red-Necked Ibis.

Jenn Jilks said...

Such different birds, for me here in Canada!

Kenneth Cole Schneider said...

Beautiful compositions of the ibises and palm fronds!

NatureFootstep said...

always interesting to see these birds on branches. Even palmtrees :)

Mary Howell Cromer said...

LOL I had to sit up and look again, at first glance I thought the leaf fronds were the tails of these two beautiful birds. haha

Findlay Wilde said...

Brilliant birds to get just hanging around in your trees.

A Colorful World said...

Just such interesting birds...I love seeing them on their palm frond perch!

Jeevan said...

Excellent capture on the birds and nice to see them on palm top!