Tag: Birds of Kadamakkudy
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Unity in diversity – Birds at Kadamakkudy
Kadamakkudy also spelt as Kadamakudy has something or other new every day for bird watchers and bird photographers.
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Birds of Kadamakkudy – Egrets
Egrets are always there in the wet lands of Kadamakkudy. I captured this photograph using my Lumix fz200 camera immediately after dawn…
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Birds of Kadamakkudy – Grey headed Swamphen – Porphyrio poliocephalus
Grey-headed swamphen (Porphyrio poliocephalus) is a species of swamphen occurring from the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent to southern China and northern Thailand. The male has an elaborate courtship display, holding water weeds in his bill and bowing to the female with loud chuckles.
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Birds of Kadamakkudy – Brahminy kite (Haliastur indus)
This photograph was captured at Kadamakkudy with my Lumix FZ 200 camera. The Brahmini kites are found abundantly in and around Kadamakkudy. They are found mainly on the coast and in inland wetlands, where they feed on dead fish and other prey. Adults have a reddish-brown body plumage contrasting with their white head and breast…