Indian Bird Pictures - Kanha Tiger Reserve

White Eyed Buzzard

Juvenile White Rumped Vulture 

Great Tit

Malabar Pied Hornbill

Sirkeer Malkoha

Orange Headed Ground Thrush (White Cheeked)

Yellow Footed Green Pigeon

Wooly Necked Stork

Lesser Adjutant Stork

Jungle Owlet

Issabelle Shrike

Little Egret

Crested Hawk Eagle

King Vulture

Brahminy Myna

Black Stork

Blue Capped Rock Thrush

Common Iora

Spotted Owlet

White Throated Kingfisher

Shikra

Tawny Bellied Babbler

India is not only a land of tigers it is a land of avian as well and fantastic species at that. Though Kanha National Park is well known for its tigers it is no less a destination for birding in India. In fact it is a fantastic hot spot for bird watching in Madhya Pradesh. 

Though not popular for winter migrants and wetland birds it is a place for watching Central Indian forest species that abound here. With the help of an able birding guide a fairly large number of avian can be check listed.   

For enthusiasts a medium range lens is more than enough while binoculars work perfectly here. Spotting scope is of little help in the dense canopy. In a three night stay one can chalk out more than hundred species but the more the better. 

Kanha National Park offers equal opportunity to see avian and wild mammals like the tiger in India. Winter is the best time to watch our feathered bipeds but do not forget that summers are equally exciting to watch the spectacular residents thanks to thinning canopy and ensuing breeding season. Overseas visitors should be aware of heat in the summers and should consume lot of liquids.

Here below is an amateur effort to highlight some common birds of the park using an amateur camera and lens. These picture where taken in various seasons but primarily in winters.

Common Kestrel

Black Rumped Flameback

Pied Bush Chat Female

Common Stone Chat Female

Honey Buzzard

Crested Tree Swift

Indian Roller

Juvenile Serpent Eagle

Large Cuckoo Shrike

Pied Bushchat Male 

Crested Serpent Eagle

Grey Wagtail

Cotton Pygmy Goose

Pond Heron

Little Cormorant

Black Stork

Brain Fever Bird Female

Lesser Adjutant Stork

Spotted Dove

Brown Headed Barbet

Though some of the images are average the aim is to showcase birds at Kanha National Park and not my skills as a photographer.
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