Birding In Basai........ & dancing with the Flamingos

Thousands & thousands of waders .........

But my morning started with my first sighting of an Ashy Crowned Sparrow Lark !

Here's a quick look of the graceful Flamingos

Well, its been a a long time since we had been out birding with the Delhi Birder's, finally we decided to go & what a treat it was !!

Thousands & thousands of waders, Ruffs, Black Tailed Godwits, Black Winged Stilts, Flamingos, Pied Avocets, Black headed & Glossy Ibis's, Sandpipers, Yellow Wattled Lapwings among many others...... Here are some snaps.

Pied Avocets, with the reflection of the Flamingos !

Black Tailed Godwit

Flamingos

Flamingos, Avocets & Godwits

Though i missed seeing another lifer : Indian Courser, thanx to an distraction by a Kestrel & an Spotted Owlet :((

But still a wonderful morning of birding !!

sketches series.....10. Elegant Trogan

This is a sketch i made of an Elegant Trogan

Since i was going to Bombay

I decided to gift this sketch to Ujju mama,

so we got it framed

so this is how it looked after framing

Short Toed Snake Eagle on canvas

This painting of a Short Toed Snake Eagle took a long time to complete, it was difficult to get the eyes right..........

also in between i enjoyed doing a lot of sketches !!