Yellow-footed green pigeon

The yellow-footed green pigeon (Treron phoenicoptera), also known as yellow-legged green pigeon, is a common species of green pigeon found in the Indian subcontinent. It is the state bird of Maharashtra. In Marathi it is called Hariyal. The species feeds on fruit, including many species of Ficus. They forage in flocks. In the early morning they are often seen sunning on the tops of emergent trees in dense forest areas. They especially are found sitting in couples on tree branches.

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Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja)

Picture clicked at Rajaji National Park, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.

The crimson sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja) is a species of bird in the sunbird family which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding the young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed most of the time.

The Crimson sunbird is a resident breeder in tropical southern Asia from India to Philippines . Two or three eggs are laid in a suspended nest in a tree. This species occurs in forest and cultivated areas.

Crimson sunbirds are tiny, only 11 cm long. They have medium-length thin down-curved bills and brush-tipped tubular tongues, both adaptations to their nectar feeding.

The adult male has a crimson breast and maroon back. The rump is yellow and the belly is olive. The female has an olive-green back, yellowish breast and white tips to the outer tail feathers.

In most of the range, males have a long green-blue tail, but A.s. nicobarica of the Nicobar Islands and the former subspecies A. vigorsii(Western crimson sunbird) of the Western Ghats of India lack the long central tail feathers. Their call is chee-cheewee.

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Ducks – 1

They do resemble a husband and wife after an argument. Don’t they? 😛

I know I know all of you are nodding in agreement. 😉

Morning Raga

Caption 1: Odd One Out (Rekha Dhyani)

Any other apt captions that you can think of?

Caption 2: “If only humans could co-exist peacefully and happily like us.” (Vidya Sury)

Caption 3: “Who are you calling Black!!! You racist pigeons!!!” (Jairam Mohan)

Caption 4: ” All Hail the Black Lord of the Skies.” (Sid Balachandran)

The Thirsty Crows