THE IBIS..JAMNAGAR, GUJARATH..!!

RED WATTLE LAPWING IN FLIGHT....JAMNAGAR, GUJARATH..!!

A swift mover and highly agile bird. Red Wattle Lapwing goes to any extent of protecting its young ones. Screaming and attacking the predators from air. I have seen it chasing Jackals which was trying to make a meal of its young ones.

BLACK WINGED STILTS..JAMNAGAR..GUJARATH...!!

Early morning before Sunrise its cold and misty at Jamnagar, Gujarath. Being a birders paradise there is activity all times of the day. Here is a image of Black winged Stilts during one of the misty mornings.

RIVER TERN....JAMNAGAR, GUJARATH..!!

Aggressive bird which guards its eggs which is laid in open. Usually on the rocks of the river banks. Extreme color contrast of the bird with black, white, yellow and red legs....getting the eye of the bird is difficult which is surrounded by black color...let alone the catch light.

BROWN HEADED GULL. JAMNAGAR, GUJARATH...!!

A very swift and agile bird which does lots of acrobatics in flight....Here is the image of which approaching straight at you...It resembles a Boeing in flight...!!

NORTHERN SHOVELER IN FLIGHT...!!! JAMNAGAR, GUJRATH.

Northern Shovelers are Waders. Very colorful and has yellow eyes and a typical shovel type beak. Beautiful in flight and graceful in landing. It is a shy bird and difficult to get in close.

SPOONBILL IN FLIGHT...JAMNAGAR..GUJRATH...!!

The name of the bird gets derived from the long flat bill it has shaping like a spoon at the end. Bird has a large wingspan and looks majestic in flight...Here is a picture which shows its full aerodynamic position in flight...

LITTLE RINGED PLOVER....JAMNAGAR...GUJRATH...!!

This cute little bird was photographed at Jamnagar, Gujrath. It is not more than 5 inches in length and a very swift mover. I was lying on the ground for a long time to get this shot at eye-level. At the end of which I had a stiff back.....But it was worth doing it to capture this little beauty.

WESTERN REEF EGRET....JAMNAGAR...GUJRATH...!!

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A beautiful bird found in and around Jamnagar water bodies. Grayish in color...Shy bird and maintains its distance.