Kirtipur « Birds of Nepal

Grey-backed Shrike

Posted on July 18, 2014 Updated on November 11, 2020

Nepali name: हिमाली भद्राई (Himali Bhadrai)

Bagheswori, Bhaktapur, Nepal. ~1,400m. 21 January 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Danakyu (Annapurna Circuit Trek), Manang, Nepal. ~2,220m. 9 May 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Bhraka (Annapurna Circuit Trek), Manang, Nepal. ~3,520m. 6 May 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Grey-backed Shrike (Lanius tephronotus) Tribhuwan University, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1,300m. 29 March, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha

Upper Pisang(Annapurna Circuit Trek), Manang, Nepal. ~3,300m. 2 May 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

This entry was posted in Laniidae, Passeriformes and tagged Annapurna Circuit, Bhraka, Bird, birds of nepal, Danakyu, grey-backed, grey-backed shrike, kathmandu, Kirtipur, Manang, nepal, photography, shrike, Trek, Upper Pisang, wildlife photography.

Indian Pond Heron

Posted on May 9, 2014 Updated on November 11, 2020

Nepali Name: आसकोटे बकुल्ला (Aaskote Bakulla)

Jagadishpur Reservoir, Kapilvastu, Nepal. 110 m. 3 February, 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Taudaha, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1,300m. 22 April, 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha

Indian Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii) Kalimati, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1,300m. 18 June, 2013. Photo: aB

Indian Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii) Taudaha, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1,300m. 8 January, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha

Notes:
1. The transformation this bird goes through from non-breeding to breeding plumage is just amazing.
2. Kind of hard to spot when resting. Flies off with a flash of white. Wonder how does that make sense evolutionarily?

This entry was posted in Ardeidae, Ciconiiformes and tagged Bird, birds, birds of nepal, heron, indian pond heron, kathmandu, Kirtipur, nepal, photography, pond heron, taudaha, wildlife photography.

Blue-throated Barbet

Posted on February 10, 2014 Updated on November 11, 2020

Nepali name: कुथुर्के (Kuthurke)

Bagheswori, Bhaktapur, Nepal. ~1,400m. 21 January 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Raniban Forest (Shivapuri-Nagarjun National Park), Kathmandu, Nepal. 1350m. 2 February, 2014. Photo: aB.

Blue-throated Barbet (Megalaima asiatica). Tribhuwan University, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1,300m. 7 April, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha

Notes:
1. A bird of light forest beside human habitation.
2. Like other barbets is a rather conspicuous bird because of its incessant call of took-a-rook took-a-rook….

This entry was posted in Megalaiminae, Piciformes and tagged Barbet, Bird, birds, birds of nepal, blue-throated barbet, kathmandu, Kirtipur, nepal, photography, wildlife photography.