Purple Sunbird (Eclipse Plumage/ Non-breeding Plumage) The purple sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus) is a smaller sunbird. Like other sunbirds they feed mainly on nectar, whilst they will also just take insects, specifically when feeding younger. They have a rapid and immediate flight and can choose nectar by hovering like a hummingbird but often perch at the… Continue reading 20180124-0I7A9673
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Steppe Eagle – certainly massive and endangered… wintering in the Kutch The steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis) is a fowl of prey. Like all eagles, it belongs to the relatives Accipitridae. It was when regarded as to be carefully associated to the non-migratory tawny eagle (Aquila rapax) and the two varieties have beforehand been addressed as… Continue reading 20180123-0I7A8735