Bronze-winged Jacana: Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India, March 2023 — One of two possible Jacanas in Rajasthan, but, interestingly, in a different genus than all other Jacanas…a genus all its own, as it is its only member. Also interesting, I think, is the fact that references say the “carpal spur”, the wing claws, on the Bronze-winged Jacana are reduced to nubbins on the wing…but this bird has very prominent spurs…scary looking! ??? I did a bit of poking around on the internet as I prepared this post, and I can find no references to spurs like this on the Bronze-winged Jacana. Again ?? Sony Rx10iv at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Pro and Apple Photos. ISO 100 @ f4 @ 1/500th.

Red-wattled Lapwing: Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India, March 2023 — I know we already had a Red-wattled Lapwing photo yesterday, but we did see a lot of them, and I like this pair. 🙂 Sony Rx10iv at 591mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Pro and Apple Photos. ISO 125 @ f4 @ 1/500th. Plus .3EV

White-fronted Kingfisher: Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India, March 2023 — Ready for another White-fronted Kingfisher? I hope so. I have already said how many of them we saw in Rajasthan. Many! Sony Rx10iv at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Pro and Apple Photos. ISO 160 @ f4 @ 1/500th. Plus .3EV.

Indian Pond Heron: Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India, March 2023 — As I think I mentioned before, we saw Indian Pond Herons wherever we went in Rajasthan. They are by far the most common heron, and the most common wader. And they are always hunting. Of course, we did see one night roost, with more than 100 birds and birds still coming in…and they were done hunting for the day…but daylight hours are spent on the hunt. Sony Rx10iv at 477mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Pro and Apple Photos. ISO 100 @ f4 @ 1/800th. Plus .3EV.

Immature Black-headed Ibis: Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India, March 2023 — I don’t know if was the time of year, or what, but we saw a lot of immature birds, of all species, but especially waders, at Keoladeo. This is two different Black-headed Ibis (Ibi?) Sony Rx10iv at 527 and 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Pro and Apple Photos. ISO 160 and 100 @ f4 @ 1/500th. Plus .3EV.

Rose-ringed Parakeet: Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India, March 2023 — Rose-ringed Parakeets are everywhere in Rajasthan and in most of India right up the foothills of the Himalayas, and there is sub-species common across a wide band of equatorial Africa. Escaped and released birds have successfully colonized many European cities, much of southeast England, cities in the near-east, and in Florida and California in the US. They are cold hardy, and feed on the seeds and berries of forests, parks, and at feeding stations. In India the are a crop pest. They are more parrot sized than parakeet. At Keoladeo, they defend several nesting trees near the roads year round. They are very active birds, and while you see a lot of them, they are not easy to photograph. Sony Rx10iv at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Pro and Apple Photos. ISO 1600 @ f4 @ 1/500th. Plus 1.3EV.

White-fronted Kingfisher: Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India, March 2023 — Though we had already seen the White-fronted Kingfisher at Saltanpur, these were my first really good shots, and between them they show off the bird to good advantage. The White-fronted is the most common Kingfisher, at least in Rajasthan, at least on our journeys. We saw them everywhere, and in some unlikely places as well. It is big. It is bold. It is highly visible. Sony Rx10iv at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Pro and Apple Photos. ISO 1600 @ f4 @ 1/500th. Plus 1.3EV.

Purple Heron: Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India, March 2023 — The Purple Heron has a wide range across Europe, Africa, and Asia. There might be up to 4 subspecies. The same subspecies is found in India as the one in sub-saharan Africa, but it is different than the one found in Europe…so I have seen at least two. This one was fairly close to the road at Keoladeo, but screened by foreground vines. I had to do some post-processing to dig the bird out of the shadows. Still, a satisfying shot. Sony Rx10iv at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Pro and Apple Photos. ISO 500 @ f4 @ 1/500th.

Coopersmith Barbet: Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India, March 2023 — After our first Coopersmith, we, of course, saw several more in Keoladeo National Park….and most of the time you could hear them calling, even if you did not see them. This one was doing its tree top thing…but was still within reach of my Sony. In my opinion the Coopersmith is one of the more attractive barbets, and that is saying quite a bit. Sony Rx10iv at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Pro and Apple Photos. ISO 100 @ f4 @ 1/1000th and 1/800th. Plus 1.3EV.