A Field Journal
Quiet hours,
wild wings.
A continuing study of the birds of the Indian subcontinent — patient mornings, soft light, and the language of feathers.
Indian Peafowl
Pavo cristatus · Rajasthan
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Common Hawk-Cuckoo
Hierococcyx varius
Cuculidae · Karnataka
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
Columbidae · Delhi
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaocto
Columbidae · Rajasthan
Indian Peafowl
Pavo cristatus
Phasianidae · Rajasthan
Indian Roller
Coracias benghalensis
Coraciidae · Karnataka
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Muscicapidae · West Bengal
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis
Sturnidae · Kerala
White-throated Kingfisher
Halcyon smyrnensis
Alcedinidae · Rajasthan
Asian Koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus
Cuculidae · Karnataka
Yellow-footed Green Pigeon
Treron phoenicopterus
Columbidae · Maharashtra