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Thanks for running such a wonderful site. I am new to birding and this is helping me to learn. I just now took the quiz and learnt some more. Shri Vijay Kavele, you are doing a wonderful job. Keep it up.
Regards
ncsud

Amazing photography, detail and organisation. Used in schools this site could inspire generations of photographers, conservationists and birders!
Am thrilled to be able identify many of my bird photographs. Inspiring.

Hey, any hints for the ID of this bird ? I know it is a common bird but couldn't find its name yet.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lensandglare/4845438159/

The pictures are wonderful Vijay.Way to go!

I AM NOT A BIRDER ? PHOTOGRAPHER. Was brousing for Birders for a Conference. Saw your name with web site. Awestruck !!! If more people saw your site, we will have more nature lovers in India.
Congratulations.

OUTSTANDING PICTURES. TRULY, THE PHOTOGRAPHER MUST BE A GREAT LOVER OF NATURE. HIS LOVE FOR NATURE IS STAMPED IN EVERY SHOT. INDEED, A THING OF BEAUTY IS A JOY FOR EVER!!

A really good and informative site.Such sites will inculcate love for nature as well as make one think to protect it.Good work keep it going.Best wishes.

Great collection of bird photographs. Awe inspiring and a very good reference website for amateur photographers like me. Capturing the sound has helped us identify birds easily.

Thank you :)

arijit

Wonderful, thephotographs are just amazing. Hope one fine day I will also be able to click such beautiful photographs

Anisha

beautiful gallery inspiring effort exclusive pictures like to see more

Went through all the pictures in gallery and was pleased. its great to see all the birds of India.
Thank you.

Great Work and very good portal to learn about birds. hats off to their effort put in.

Wonderful effort, really awe-inspiring work.
great! great! great!

Going through the pictures of the birds and listening to them is a divine experience! No word can express my admiration for your work so I just want to thank you. I have a small suggestion - many birds show sexual dimorphism. It would be great if you could put the pictures of both the sexes so that amateurs like me won't confuse them as altogether different species.
Warm regards

A great site. Keep it going.
And keep on adding more sounds and also video clippings, if possible.

Vijay,

Great site. Well done!

Sir,

Please accept a long due thanks for all the help that this site gives me in identifying the birds.

Your work is such an inspiration.

Many thanks.

Execellent work, very useful resource material for school children, would like to use the material for bringing awareness regarding birds among the visitors,specially school children,in the museum (national museum of natural history, n.delhi).

dear vijay,
i have never seen such fantastic pictures ! great work.

excellant work,very informative to the amatures like us.and great compiliation. Thank you very much for the sahring the good work.

Great work, photo resolution, info and chirps are all excellent. Cheers.

Great Site!!!!!!!!!!!!
lot of learning!
Have larger photos with a little more detail as to where in India are they found & a little more about the birds will help amateurs like us.

Hi Vijay
Just had a look at your site great photos,I am visiting India next month and I am coming to photograph the birds & wildlife so its nice to see what I might see.

http://www.micclarkphotography.co.uk/

great work ....

Very informative and interesting.Congratulations!

This is an awesome site. Hats off to you for this great compilation.

Wow, great photographes and with sound as well! Fantastic site! In Europe we have a different kind of Kingfisher. Greetings, http://www.originalbirdwhistles.com

For me this is very useful Birds Dictionary.

Great site, great pictures

Hi Vijay,

wonderful job,what's the way forward or road map if disclosed I love to join you.

Extraordinary collection.The sound effect gives a real feel while browsing the pictures.Helpful for researchers as well.Congrats!
Ikbal

Amazing Pictures.Lot of Traveling and hard work must have gone to take the pictures.Very Informative Site for the information on Indian Birds .
Regards Savitha Nagabhushan

Hi Vijay - an excellent site. However i couldnt find some butterflies and birds I was trying to ID. Enclosing the links and requesting for your kind help in this regard.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/murlinambiar/4060130717/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/murlinambiar/4060877936/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/murlinambiar/4056219442/
thanks
Murli

dear sir,
its an amazing site. i am a nature lover and i just loved watching this site. the pictures are so clear and where ever u put the sound of the bird its just so informative. thanks a lot for giving us such an incredible chance to know about our nature.

I am an amateur birdwatcher and photographer planning a trip to India in Nov. I plan to visit Pune, Go and Kerala. I found your photos AMAZING!!

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Hi Vijay,

I am yet again looking up to you for an ID. I photographed this bird in Jaipur. Could not decide if it is the Isabelline Wheatear or the Babbler. It is too darkly coloured for either of these.
But looks more close to the wheatear. Can you help me identify the bird?

Here is the link.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/abyss3/3884442216/

Seen at Rivona, Sanguem, South Goa. Common or Barn Swallows Hirundo rustica on 23rd August. Is this a very early arrival indicating an early start to winter?

I need help in identifying a bird, that I recently photographed in Rajasthan. I am able to determine what this is. I think it is a woodshrike or a striated babbler, but I am not able to confirm.
Can you help me confirm?

Here is the link to the photo.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/abyss3/3792482282/

Amazing site. Great concept. Can visitors contribute with photographs and sounds? Also, I did not find Little Brown Dove. Are you still building the database?

Thank you for this wonderful site. I just came back from a trip to India which included a safari in Ranthambore. I photographed many native birds and your site was extreemly helpful in identifying the birds for my slide show. Having the pictures to search through was so easy and then I could find the name of each bird. I'm also glad to see you are a fellow Nikon photographer! Thanks so much, Julie

Respected Sir

website is very informative and what i can say about photography sir it is simply i salute u sir
recently we in spoted a rare bird dharwad and i got more information about that particular bird from ur website sir.

sir some thing like this INQULAB we need to protect birds.

we are with u sir

thank you
Deepak RK

namaste sir

I just want to say thank you!!
the photographs are amazing.

I loved the site and the efforts put in by the team.It's great to hear the different birds and get to know them for amatuers like me.

lovely informative website for birdwatchers.

Very impressive and useful website! We appreciate the work you've put in to make all this accessible to lay people.For amateur birdwatchers, it's really helpful that you have the bird calls as well. You should include a search engine too, to help find birds according to region or colour maybe. It'll avoid having to trawl the entire listing every time one needs an ID- which is quite often!

Discovered this jewel of a site just now! Its rally impressive to have the voice recordings and good photos of so many of Indian birds. Some suggestions : It will be easier to use if you could remove the 'Enter the site' page and the following javascript. Also I urge you to expand your database.

Hey great work very informative and pictorial guide is very useful for young hobbist. Helped me in identifying some of the birds which i recently spotted . Great job keep going.

Great work.Went through the entire gallery to identify a small sparrow sized,black beaked,rust colored body,and long white plume.Closest was your picture of White bellied Treepie.Was in the company of parrots.Am I right?

very good site with good photographs. Am looking forward to the quiz.
Need help to identify a bird we sighted a couple of days back in our kitchen garden , near a patch of grass)- we live in a gated community. I did not find a similar one in your gallery.It remained tantalisingly just out of reach and seemed quite reluctant to leave our garden :-)
Features :
Beak - shaped like a munia and bright orange in colour.
Size - also like a munia
Throat - spotted white and orange(rufous?)
Bright orange side bars across the face just below the eyes.
Is it a waxbill? Checked red avadavat but even the young doesnt have bright orange colouring.

Thoroughly enjoyed hearing the birds. Am looking for the name of a bird that comes in summer along with the koels, its very hard to spot since its a light greenish/brownish colour with a longish tail and it gets camoufalaged with the leaves - is it Green Oriole?

really good,very informative quiz,nice photographs with bird calls wonderful job,wish you all the best

Excellent site,Very good photographs, information must provide local names of the birds also. Wish you all the best.

excellent website , very good ,

Excellent website :) very informative.

Thank you very much for this wonderful collection! I am an amateur bird watcher and visit here very often to get a hand of bird calls. Its very useful. Really appreciate the hard work you have put in here :)

Really Amazing collection and wonderful images with informative classification. I think , if anybody wants to know the name of any Bird in India, your site has got all the answers. It is very useful and educative. Wish you all the very Best .

i was looking for something else ,when i chanced upon your site. brilliant . i have bookmarked your page and am going to be a regular visitor with the hopes that the entries are going to become longer . the birds, butterflies and bird calls makes it a handy site whenever i get back to my computer after not being able to place someone from the world of birds and butterflies.

Wonderful Birds and photos...Included birds sound makes it even more joyful and gives it a more complete picyure...It is a pleasure to visit your website...thank you :)

Satish,
wonderful website
the photos and bird calls made me easy to identify birds when i go for bird watching Big thanks to u

wonderful website...beautiful photos and wonderful information...

i want to download photos for my personal album.. seems like.. we cannot download all photos.. sir. can you please help me?

Excellent site on Indian birds.Audio file of bird calls was an added advantage of the site for easy identification although at many places it was missing.It would have been better if you could have given a small wite-up on their distribution,habit and habitat in each page.Despite these short- comings, it is one of the best site I have had in recent time. Photographs were excellent too.Keep it up!

excellent website for bird photographers. it guides us for better photography.

It have surely helped to people to atleast peep outside their drawing room window and listen the sounds other then traffic one.
THANKS

Awesome site - after years of listening to this bird song, I finally traced it to White-Browed Fantail, thank you so much !

Lovely recording of Malabar Whistling Thrush

Dear Vijay,

What I attribute your efforts is to the sheer amount of hardwork and sensitivity with which you have collected even the minute details of all these birds, a sound .. that's very fascinating !!!

A great effort and I must see new changes happening in website ....keep me posted.

With best regards,

Dheeraj Janbandhu

Really fantastic work. Its amazing to be able to hear the sounds of so many birds,keep up the good work :-0)

This is a fantastic site. This is the best place I have found to understand bird sounds. I always come back for the sounds whenever I hear a new bird.

Thanks for your efforts!

Nice to see such a wunderful webpage off you great to see.
Everything is on it.

Please have a small look at my website please
http://www.rijstvogels.com my webpage

FANTASTIC.. its really pleasure to watch this website..very nicely photographed .
.i’m also a bird lover wish to join a group , can you suggest any..

once again great job done!
regards
Shivani

nice web site and good information for bird lover
thank a lot

Siting of Pied Avocet has been done near Mulund - Airoli bridge on Thane Creek.

Dear Vijay,
The report on your visit to Dandeli was very interesting. I thoroughly enjoyed your honest and vivid presentation of the experience you had with nature.

Thank you a lot.

Regards

Really nice informative website. Only suggestion I have is to include common Indian names as well as all of us are not familiar with English names.

Posted few pictures on INW. Learning processing using your tips and tips from VMR. I am truly enjoying. Hope to continue to enjoy the joy of nature.

Looking forward to your report on Dandeli- Anshi.

Thanks .....

Fantastic. The effort that has gone into creating this website is truly awesome. Clearly one of the the best resources in the world - print media included - for Indian birds.

Simply awesome. Great work sir. Extremely talented photography and great classifications of the birds as well. It will serve as a referanse material to wildlife enthusiasts like us.
KEEP IT UP!!!!!!!!

It was nice to meet you personally yesterday and was more joyful to have a darshan of nature's precious gift through your eyes. It was quite serene and beautiful. Thank you for the dedicated work that has been put in for so many years.

Awesome stuff man!!!!!!
And the bird calls section is too great.

Great Job :)

Is a good site keep it on ok.

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Sorry sir, mala maaf kara.
I dont have enough words to describe such a wonderful website.

EXCELLENT WEBSITE DESIGNED WITH SOUND BY INDIAN. PHOTOGRAPHS AND SOUND IS EXCELLENT

Execellent photographs and sound. Thank you for sharing this with us normal mortals who have an interest in the wildlife of India. I have been using your work as a reference for all my sightings ever since I came upon this site some months ago. Keep up the good work and thanks again !!

Your work is very good, & reording of sound are just superb. web site is just superb.

website is excellent.sounds of birds are just superb .The description of birds should be more elaborate with respect to their habitat,food etc.

Your work is brilliant and fascinating.It makes us a nature lover if we are not one.The sounds of the birds are amazing.

Excellant owrk and photograph.

Brilliant! Just too good. Makes one want to go outdoors immediately.

hi,
i am delighted by seeing this site.The most fascinatig thig is souds of different birds.Its amazing......

Rally it is a good experince to watch and heard the sound different Indian birgs. I hope every nature lover will like to see this web site. Heartly thanks to record the picture and sound of bird-common hawk cuckoo.

Really it is a good experians to me

How come you have done such a clear recording of bird voices? it is really great to hear all sounds.
This site will be really useful for me for bird watching from here on.
Thanks for the great job.

Anand

Hi,
It is really excellent website with so many features...lots of fascinating sounds, pictures etc. I heard koyal's song last month at my native place & again I heard same song here. Then I came to know that this is koyal's song. Wonderful....

Warm Regards,
Vivek Hebalkar

Hello, Wonderful site with songs, calls and food habits given. Though I live in a metropolitan city, with a small garden, I could recognise many of the species mentioned: including Robin, Doves, Mynas, Koels, larks, bulbuls, bee eaters, rollers, parakeets, pee wee, hud hud, finches, crows, and ofcourse kites. Keep it up.....Best Regards

Hi
its a good dbase for nature lovers.....but i was looking for info on habitats and major food source on some local birds like bats, Cuckoo, humming birds etc...but to my disappointment its not in the website.
Because of global warming and development the birds are losing their natural habitat and their food source.How can we help to mitigate this situation.
It would be helpful if you provide info or tips to save their habitat...like for eg bats eat guava and badam we can grow these trees in our houses and in the municipal parks.....in bezubaan pakshiyon ki dekhbal kaun karega ??

With Best Regards
Praseinjith.

Hi Vijay
New website is really great,lots of new interesting features.
Very usful information for birders.

Regards
Mangesh Deherkar

Hi vijay,

Im a regular visitor from 2005 onwards...
till now lots of improvements...and lots of new features...

But download section still in the infant stage..
and u also removed Shyamal's Software.
Hope we can expect more in the download section...

One suggestion pls..
Right now you are arranged the Database according to Gallary wise. Could you also make it in the OBI style..(ie Family and then Family members wise..). It's realy help us to spot the bird in th e website instantly...

regards...
All the Best in future...
Gireesh.

I am actually visiting south India and made some photos of Indian birds in the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary. I would be pleased if you could help me identify these birds (not very common in France).

Brief visit, just a sampling, enjoyed what I saw and read. Will visit again. Jim

Hi..I have seen a few ducks at a local park in hyd..these ducks are having some red spots near their mouths...is there something wrong with these ducks.

Useful site. Good Pics and bird calls, very useful for field identification.

Bird anagrams could be a good way to make bird watching interesting. Examples :

1.VA VA DEAD RAT.

2.NEENA JACOB DRAWING Z.

3.SAGAR MHATRE IS FIRST BLIND CID.

4.ADESH ATE STRONG KOEL.

This is my favorite site. I was looking for exact name of the Eagle which I often see while crossing the Belandur Lake in Bangalore.
I guess it is the BRAHMINY KITE. I know very less about birds. But I like watching and identifying them.

I just had one difficulty in the website. Suppose I type 'Eagle' and click on search, it lists few links. If I click on one click it takes me to a page with the bird image. However if I click on Next, it takes me to the next bird image in the list. I cannot come back to my Search page. I have to type the search word again. I wish there was a Back button to come back to my Search page, instead of me doing the search again.
Please help me out in using your websites, Search option easily.
Many tanks

Please excuse that last comment - I found the thumbnails under Birds - Gallery, but so many Galleries!

I just got back from West Bengal and was kicking myself for not taking my binoculars and a good birding book of Indian birds. I took notes though and am now trying to identify them. My most remarkable bird was the Common Hoopoe. Everything I read says he's quite common but I found him quite remarkable. I sighted him near a Shiva temple way out in the country near the Mallabhum Institute of technolgy in Bishnupur West Bengal. I saw quite a few other birds even without binoculars and wish your website had thumbnail sketches so I could browse. Beautiful pictures, though, even if I can't find what I'm looking for!

Your site is brilliant.

It wld be great if you provided more info on each bird species as well as new developments in the field.

Some species have only one of the sexes. it wld be gr8 if we cld get the other morphs like the immature, juvenile,..

Most importantly, species like raptors and gulls n terns should have more pics in flight.

Really brilliant work on the waders!!

This is a wonderful site. and very informative. Today we sighted 'Red Brested Parakeet' in SGNP. Is it a common sighting?

Nitin

your site is really extra ordinary, i have never seen such a beautiful and discriptive site than yours, on seeing your site i could realize the amount of pain you have taken for it, specially for the "hear the bird".
great great great

This is a very very good site for nature lovers
Thank to those created such a wonderful sites & photos are also amaiging
I want some photo plz

This is wonderful site. Your photographs are amazing. Thank ou for sharing.

Please let me know how to post recent sightings of the birds.

All the photos are very good. My sons like the bird calls very much. Was very much useful as sci. names of birds are given.

Your site is a delight. Wonderful photos.

I am visiting India next month on a wildlife trip. Your site has been a help and inspisration for my Indian wildlife photography.

Hai! Too good all the information.
Photos are very good.
I was trying to copy the pictures ....
This is the first time I have visited the site.
That part was interesting about guide to snap the birds. ok bye

Really amazing,uniqe website. Really enjoyed to see small, beautiful, cute little cratures.Keep it up.Thanks for giving chance to view the exallent photography.

Excellent Site. Liked the Bird Calls very much.

http://www.pbase.com/sandipan/birds_india

i become crezy about to see more pictures and i want to save the emages of them pz

Just too good

Simply fabulous site.Was an absolute treat to go thru' ur site. Great job. keep it up. anything we can do to help birds as common people-do let us know.Can u tell me where to find books on birds. i have one by sunjoy munga 'Birds of mumbai" .Any similar books which give info on basic behaviours of birds and their habitats or what they feed on etc. For the moment i'm just thrilled on finding u'r site. thankyou.

Its a best website is very good.

I would like to work for birds. can you send your ideas to save the birds.

We are planned for the World Biggest plantation , we would like to take oppurtunity from you for the best trres for birds, so we can send the message around the world for the conservation of the birds.
thanking you.
sandip Pawar
project coordinator,
SSIAST,
Bangalore 560082.
9448926965, srisriagri@gmail.com

imags ar best

Wonderful experience visiting your site. Meticulously planned.Keep it up. Kudos.

nice site, love the hear the bird section, great recordings... but, why did I get an antivirus warning re: Gida.A Trojan? ???

This website is really superb. It is clearly a labour of love and it shows in the meticulous attention to detail. The Hear the Bird section is uncomparable and most of the recordings are flawless.
Great work all round.
Congrats.

I visited Ooty today (26/12/2007). while in doda beta I fouund a bird that looked like a sparrow but has a different colour (Black). While checking the Internet I found this link http://www.birding.in/birds/Passeriformes/Alaudidae/black-crowned_sparrow-lark.htm I think this would be interesting to you

wonderful site; bird identifying made
easy; thank you.
keep adding new pictures;

Great site...fantastic pictures,great information.Just one request,please improve the search option.For example,if someone need to find pics of a particular species.Its not possible at present.Or is there a way?

Great job. We needed a site like this for Indian birds. I am an avid birder and will use this for planning my next trip in India.
btw, how are the vultures doing? I grew up in Delhi and over the years have noticed these birds completely disappear from Delhi's backyards and trash dumps.

i love this sqite

Excellent Site. Well designed gallery. I enjoyed showing them to my family including 6 yrs old daughter and 3 yrd old son. They liked the sounds especially!

fantastic pictures hope u keep collecting them.

NICE SITE KEEP IT UP OK

Just got back from India ...and wanted to see what some of the birds I saw there were!

Thanx for such a beautiful site. I am also a bird lover,got many information from your site.Currently I am in bangalore and interestingly in my office campus(whitefield)I saw so many species of birds.
One thing I noticed in your site that there is no information about birds of northeast. Try to come to Assam(especially kaziranga) you will see several species of birds.

i want consrvate the birds

I am very happy to view this site on internet because I found many sites regarding foreign birds but first time Indian birds information I am getting online.This is very helpful for Indain Birdwatcher to study about indian Birds.I am really greatful to you for your lovely & beautiful site.

If anybady interested to share about indian birds they can contact me in my email ID:Ganeshbasrur@gmail.com

Thank You

Happy Bird Watching....
Ganesh B S

Since we will be living in India half of next year, my grandson & I are slowly going through the gallery learning some birds I will see and what they sound like. Thanks for providing this site!

Hello Vijay Sir,

I am very thankful to for wonderful information regarding the birds, When I am going for bird watching if I saw new bird and I did't get any information about that then I search your site, I realy get all the information.

-Pasha

a wonderful site..an amazing variety of birds.
thank you and do keep up the good work.

urvashi

Hi Vijay

Really appreciate your efforts and the decison to take up this profession.

I myself have a keen desire to get into it. I have started a small way and have brought myself 8-16X 40 Olumpus Binoculars.

I stay on the 12th floor of a building on the border of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park and have identified around 30 species of bird right from my windows. Some of them are :-
Alexandrine Parakeet, Coppersmith Barbet, Ashy Prinia, Long-Tailed Shrike, Greater Coucal, White-Breasted Waterhen, Baya Weaver, Purple Sunbird, Black Drongo, Asian Koel, Jungle Crow, Golden Oriole, Pied Myna, Yellow Breasted Sparrow, Kingfisher, Sparrow, Crow, Myna, Piegon, Spotted Dove, Magpie Robin, Palm Swift.

This all in the last two months. I am expecting a much more action in the coming months, when migratory species would visit the open area , forest and small paddy field adjoining my building.

Happy Birding

Vimochan Naik

Hi,
Wonderful site. Amazing pictures.

I entered the site as I wanted to identify a bird i saw a little while ago amongst the trees in the place where I live. I happened to see this tiny bird (bright brown colored), probably smaller than a sparrow, with a long (about 6" to 8") green tail (ribbon-like and about an inch wide). I am not sure if the tail consisted of just one feather or two feathers.

I am wondering if what I saw is really a bird with a tail as described above, or whether it was a sparrow carrying a long blade of green grass. I sighted this bird twice, with about 20 minutes between the two sightings.

Look forward to hearing from you.

With best regards,

Franklin Gonsalves

Hey Mr. Vijay, you have made an excellent website.
this is the second time i have visited it to look for a bird by the call and i found it.
The oriental honey buzzard.
My cousin, lives in a apartment complex by the name "White House" in a locality called R.T Nagar in Bangalore.
last night i was at his place and there was this screechng sound of a bird, i just could not place the bird. i thought it must either be a nightjar or some kind of a owl.
I visited your site this mornign and looked for the bird, and i finally found it.
I was way off.
Honestly, i myself have been a ardent bird watcher. but had never come across this bird.
This was new to me.
But thank you for the lovely site.
regards
Yogi

Excellent website!!!! I feel homesick and want to return to India hearing the birds and seeing the excellent photos made by Mr Vijay Kavale. Thanks a lot. I live near Bhimashankar and there also many rare birds. India should protect its forest from growing human population. Nowhere in the world I find such beautifully singing birds. Thank you Mr Kavale to make such meticulous and artistic website.

Hello,
i'm living in Bodh Gaya for the next 6months and am delighted at the avian diversity here. I saw my first sun bird today and have yet been able to identify it with either any in my book of indian birds or on the internet. It was small and agile (as i guess most are!), had a yellow throat with a thick black line running downwards, and had white supercilium and cheeks. Does anyone know what kind of sunbird this is? Thanks very much, Kieran

Hi,
Does anyone know which bird is known as "Kolli Koravan" in Kerala? This one is a nocturnal bird and is often associated with death and misfortune. Male and female birds make loud and clear sounds throughout the night during Aug-Sep months. The two distinct sounds I heard are Ku-Hoo and Ku-Hu-Hu-Hu (said to be ku-thi-chu-du in Malayalam meaning - burn the dead body well in the funeral pyre). Scary!

I guess this bird is also known as Kalan Kozhi in other parts of Kerala. Any idea?

Hi,
I have been a regular to your site for a long time now. I was in Kabini recently and sighted this Falcon. While a collegue believes it is a Pregrine Falcon I think it is the Oriental Hobby. I would appreciate it if you could ID this bird for me:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1133/1275720543_45663a0885_o.jpg

Cheers
Guru

all birds to write anessay of 10 pages

all the birds to write an essay of 10 pages

exquisite collection of photos....recently i saw a bird which was the size of a sparrow...had black slits for eyes and its tail feathers would stand up like a peacock....would like to know the name of this bird...

Dear Vijay
An outstanding site, a treat in every way, info on the photography much appreciated, wonderful tips, any less expensive alternatives to the Nikkor 600mm,( I have a D2Xs with 200 mm nikkor f2.8 As vr, 20 E teleconverter)would appreciate the advice
thanks
Avanindra

Info for Shaylana Rogers:
The best book available in India on birds is 'Birds of India' by Salim Ali.

Wondeful site!! Thinking of coming to India and looking at sites. I'll use yours for a reference. Is there a good book that tells the best birding locations in India, and the best times to visit? Thanks so much
Shaylana

Thank you very much for this wonderful site.
It will surely help to preserve the biodiversity of our beloved country.
I am really glad to see that in this country, where everyone who can own a camera, thinks himself a photographer and every conman a filmmaker. There are still a few who really care about their work, in order to study and persevere to do a good job.

dear sir,
i am a coffee planter and an avid bird watcher. yours is an amazing site. we have more than 50 varieties of hill birds in our estates, most of which you have in your gallery. i refer to salim ali's bird books. i invite you to come to my estate and check out the birds sometime.
regards.
sounder

Hi,

Great Work Sir...I got to know about this site from a few close friends and it is also mentioned in a book by Amano Smarpan..I am a wildlife enthusiast and love being with nature..But I must say that this site has brought me much close to the birds..Now I can identify them easily. This has also developed a special intrest in me for avian life..It is a gr8 E-Guide....Keep up the gr8 work...

Regards,
Misha.

http://nisarga.maasika.googlepages.com.

This is not spam. This is a E-zine about nature and environment.

Dear Vijay,

I had nice photograph of most probably FALCON. Hence I decided to check on internet and found your wonderful site. It was absolutely unexpected finding with lot of beautiful details.

The site has been painstaking developed with nice features for eg HEAR THE BIRD. I would like to contribute with Photographs and sounds if possible.

Keep up the good work.

Thanks.
Pravin Kulkarni

Dear Vijay
These all are woundarful.I realy impressed that you are doing all thesething for awerness and realy aprisiable work.

There is dedication in everything you have presented. What a visual treat to the viewers and adding the sound to the visual is unique indeed.

I am thrilled to see your presentation. Would be great to accompany you in one of your trips. I have an Canon EOS 5D with 180 Macro and 70-200 IS with a 2x converter.

Thankyou on behalf of all the viewers for this wonderful visual feast without any commercial intention.

Hi Vijay,

I love to hear the bird call every time the bird pic is displayed on the screen. I have not seen anything beautiful as this in any other website !!

Amazing Photographs, I found your website is very impressive. GREAT JOB

Being a wildlife lover I found this site as excellent reference manual. This is a great site and a great team work. My kids are so found of your site whenever they see me sitting in front of computer they ask me to show “Indian birds”. Appreciated what you have done.

Excellent photoquality. website welldone. congratulations on your unique effort. best regards.

Vijay,
Great Site. Wish you and your team the very best.
Please do update with more birds and sounds,

Being a Wild life entuatist, i appreciate your photography and especially the sound which is so clear. I will be very glad if u could send me the sounds of Asian Koel and Changeable Hawk eagle by email to preserve and listen the same.

What a wonderful site you have! Thanks for sharing the joy of nature with us. I will certainly visit your site over and over again.

I am just beginning to take pictures of birds and your wonderful work is very inspring.

Your site is easily the best information resource on birds on net.Bird sound recordings are surprisingly clear and uniform even those of rare varieties; I wonder how u managed to record them!I play those in may pc speakers to confuse the birds on nearby tree :-)

Hi! ur site is amazing..and the sounds are great 2! btw how did u record the sounds?

i saw a group of buff-coloured birds with red beaks ( i think) hopping in the grounds. could they be babblers?

Today I have got a chance to visit this web site. Awesome work. I am sure that my kids are going to love this site.

I intimated my friends also about your wonderful work. I am sure your site will be helpful to lot of people...

Thanks

it is late April and I just spotted a smallish bird (white body) with a long white, feathered tail. It was perched on my bougainvillea and when it disappeared into a tree higher up, it was like a white streak of lightning. Beautiful but frustrating, as I don't know what species this may be. Any ideas? It sounds quite chirpy but musically, not harshly so. Thanks, regards

HI Vijay
Discovered your site today. GReat JOB!! The pictures are great and the audio is awesome.

Can you tell me what is the english and scientific name for a bird that we call "Papiha" in northern India?
Ritcha

Hi Vijay,

Thanks for sharing so many wonderful photographs and the bird calls too. It is indeed inspiring and very helpful for a beginer like me.

Just a small suggestion. Under the menu Gallery, you have catrgorised birds based on types and have them in Gallery 1 to Gallery 39. Instead of "Gallery 1", could you give meaningful names to the Galleries. for eg. Gallery 39 can be renamed as Munias.

I really enjoyed your site. I can finally identify some of the birds that frequent my indian home.

Karen

Great site you are maintaining, Vijay

I went through the birds gallery, and all the shots were excellent....

I was looking for one particular bird, but couldn't find it. I'm from kerala and we call it "UPPAN" or "CHEMPOTHU". Dont know the scientific name. It is black in colour with bright red wings. It is fairly big(body about 35 cms) and a long tail(about 20 cms) and has medium sized legs. The bird is fairly common, and makes a continuous loud hooting noise. I'd be grateful if you could provide some information about this bird.

Hari G

hello...dats a beautiful pair of bee-eaters you have captured!! i recently visited the rann of kutch..came across this bird of prey..dark brown/black plummage, white spot on head, an off-white ring around the neck..on the ground, didnt shy away, although we approached in a jeep...what could it be??

Hello ,

The pics with the sounds are exellent , i have located a spot near Andhra Pradesh thats near ongole a fresh water lake with many migratory birds , this is on way to Guntur and its a treat to watch , am trying to capture them in the film and would like to post it in this website.

hi,
I like the bird very much That why i send it to you.

Hi Vijay,
Thank you for sharing. Great audio and the pictures are excellent. There's not much to see and hear in Singapore where wild life is concerned.

Best Wishes
John

Mr Cavale,

Seldom a website provide so much delight to the viewer along with the information. The photographs are sharp and clear. Sound of the birds are absolute treat. I hope your effort goes along way in changing the we have treated our nature.

Hello Mr Cavale,
Stumbled onto your site today. Its GOOD. I do a fair amount of nature photography & have uploaded on "Webshots". Took a picture of a yellow breasted bird today & am unable to name it. Could you possibly help?
Chandrashekaran

Mr Cavale,

You did an excellent job in this field. The photographs are excellent and the bird calls are delight to listen. We are really spellbound to see it. Hope you will keep this up.

Subhasish
Green Peoples India.
Malda

hello friends,
i'm very interested in conserving our wildlife.
can i get any information about any organisation for saving our wildlife in Andhra pradesh?

please help me if anyone knows....
sindhura

DEAR VIJAY...
THAT WAS REALLY A TREMENDOUS EXPERIENCE WHEN I HAVE HEARD THE VOICE OF BIRDS. YOU ARE REALLY ONE OF THE FANTASTIC WELL WISHER OF THE LOVELY BIRDS.AND I AM SURE THAT BY YOUR HARDWORK AND INTERESTINGLY EVALUATION OF THE VARIOUS SPECIES, WE CAN ENJOY THIS SITE. MY BEST WISHES IS ALWAYS WITH YOU. KEEP IT UP..
YOUR'S
VASHISHTH SHUKLA
VADODARA, 098795 98918

Dear Friends,
I love to watch birds, and want to do something for nature is there any Organisation working for birds & animal in Ahmedabad

I also request if any bird watcher in Ahmedabad or on net he can guide me

If any please inform me

Awaiting (For Friend)

ASHISH

Dear Vijay,

I am amazed at the quality and the variety of pictures you have taken, given that bird photography is such an exacting job, seldom giving desired results.You are an exceptionally talented photographer.
Thank you for exhibiting all these beautiful pictures.I thoroughly enjoy gazing and marvelling at them.
May the Lord give you the opportunity to churn out a hundred million more photographs of similar beauty.

Cheers,

Gowri.

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Hi Vijay

I got link to this website thro our highschool website. I am glad that I opened this link to see wonderful pictures of birds which are not seen easily in concrete jungles.

regards
guru

Excellent pictures. Very helpful for identification and information.
Thanks.

Hi,Pls let me know if there are any Bird watchers club in Hyd..After seeing these photos I love to join one.

Hi, i am trying to find a brown bird with yellow markings but was unable to find it on the website. Is it a minah? it has quite a pretty call. could someone please email me on csfn@metronet.co.uk so i can find out what this bird is. I look forward to a response. Frances

This site is very nice, specially the exellent bird photographs. I am also a wildlfe and bird photographer so I fell how tough job this is. keep it up mr. kavale.

why is there no fresh articles from mr. vijay or othersin the article section? It makes a nice reading on birds and their habitats especially for those who cannot travel frequently.

This sight is very useful for every one,special for me because i am saving vultures. i am monitoring vultures nesting and roosting places. we are also saving birds injured by kite stringing.

Very honest and creditable effort and information on this site. Very helpful.

Would like to know little details on your camera bodys, lenses and if any converters used.

Keep it up

I want the list of bird name in English as well as marathi. Can anybody guide me that where I should get the entire list on net.

Hi Vijay,

Thanks for posting those wonderful pictures with sounds. Great job. A wonderful site to watch and listen.

Emulating birds will ennoble men.

Narendra

AWESOME!!! KUDOS to the team behind this site!

I am a teacher and accidently hit upon your site while researching the net......and was totally swept off by it.

It is going to be a very popular site for any bird lover. Thanks for letting us into the surprises in nature.

On 20 Nov '06 we ( self & Julie (wife ))went around K.Gudi along with James & Bhodraj ,they were very guiding factor in creating that enthu & identifying few of the birds .Wanted to know more and as recommended by James hit on to ur Website .Amazing amount of info & was able to get more info on the birds seen @ K.Gudi & others.
Thanks Vijay for having provided Tons!!!of info for birdwatchers .

On 10 November I will attend a conference in Mumbai. On Saturday 11 November, I would like to watch birds. Can anyone recommend a good location in or close to Mumbai? I would be most grateful.

Many thanks.

Roelof Kistemaker

Beautiful Photographes,mind blowing sound calls,I am engaged in birdwatcing since about one year.Usually we visit Gir forest for bird watching which is nearby to my town.
Afterall congratulations to you Mr.Vijay for developing such wonderful site.

Awesome , fantastic photographic captures Vijay, excellent informative site. My wife and I are visiting India in January on a three week photgraphic birding trip your site has provided valuable information for us, the birdsongs are particularly helpful, thank you so much for sharing on your website

What a spectaculair site! The fotos are superb. I'm going to visit India in december for the third time. This site is very inspiring.
My compliments to all the people who realised this site and the photographs.

the picture of the coppersmith barbet was beautiful and helped in positive identification of this avian at our place.
thank you for the great experience

Hello Sir,

Myself n my brother from a very young age are fond of birds. We normally see many kind of birds here in our colony as our colony is full of greenery.This site has really helped us to know even the name of the birds whom we had seen but never knew what u call them.

My hats off to you for this site esp. the Indian Birds section.Its really great that you have recorded all the sounds of the birds and have provided some information about them.

Thanks a lot for providing us with this wonderful website.

Thanks,
Rajashree K.

Dear Vijay,

Thank you very much for the photos.
They appeal not just to the heart but to the spirit as well.Sights such as these keep reminding me of the insight in Emerson's words " Nature never wears a mean appearance..."

Thanks
Jay

DEAR SIR,
VERY HELPFUL WEBSITE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT DATAS.

Dear Vijay,
Out of may be 30-40 sites I went through in Google, Ihave found yours as most informative for what I was wanting.
This interest came now as accidentally we found a small bird in our little garden and it couldnt fly. As we realised that it could be killed, we kept it.But the problem was we didnt know what it was and had never seen it.(In Blore we dont even see Sparrows now).
It was your site that gave me the correct details as it was the pic that gave the clue. This is the White Cheeked Baret.
Hats off to you for the excellent site and making it available for gen public.
Thanks
Minoo Panthaki

Dear Vijay
Inspiring, impressive and interesting photos of the fauna of India, especially the bird collection. My hats off to you for your dedication, devotion and determination to create such an exquite site where mere mortals like me can enjoy, enrich and educate ourselves the wide and varied birds in their natural habitat and listen to their sights and sounds. Excellent site. Well done and you deserve the plaudit.

Dear Shri VIJAY ji,I have come across a treasure by the way,MY GREAT APPRECIATIONS AND THANKS,IT IS ARARE TJING TO SEE, WE HAVE GRP. OF bnhs,MEMBERS AT lUCKNOW,I HAVE ALREADY GIVEN DETAILS IN YELLOW BITTERN,REQUEST DO REFER TO IT.i HOPE I WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE UR GUIDANCE IN BANGALORE ON BIRDS AND OTHER WILD LIFE.UR A WONDER FULL PHOTOGRAPHER,ACCEPT MY GREATFUKK THANKS ONCE AGAIN.

recently i drove down to Jog Falls and Back to Bangalore. Spotted many birds and ducks on my way. Suddenly fell in love with the subject. Engineer by profession always was interested in some thing more technical. Never knew that this subject is so interesting and very serious till i saw your web-site. My salute to you and your very hard work. Now that i have decided to take a plunge in this very colorful and "tiring" hobby - will go thru every word of your web-site.

Very pretty photos and sounds of birds! Thank you very much for this website!

I have been seeing your photographs and hearing of you for a long time, but it is only now that I chanced to visit your galleries at some liesure. I am really impressed by the quality of the photographs as well as the wide coverage of Indian birds. The recorded calls of the birds are also very clear, precise and helpful. The site deserves more publicity. I will be visiting it more often now both for educating myself and for use as a portable field guide even when I am on the move, where my library might not be available readily. I would be recommending it also to many. Thank you for doing a great service to us birders.
Wish you all the best.

Dear Vijay Cavale
I am Tibor Lengyel retired journalist. My original profession is stock-breeder, my hobby is breeding of ornamental birds. When I was still active, I had bred canaries, parrots and house-sparrows, and as first man in my country I had propageted beo (Gracula religiosa palawanensis) and Textor cucullatus.

I had directed for more than ten years the National Association of Breeders of Ornamental Birds in Hungary. Then I could 5 years not leave my home because of an illness. During this time I wrote an encyclopedia about birds of the world inclusive of carrier-pidgeons and poultries. Everything what bird is.

My book is of 3 volumes whithout photos and pictures (1600 pages A/4), that is a work of five years. The book had got in 1995 the assistance of the Hungarian Book Foundation, yet it has been covered with dust in a drawer for 10 years, because there is no solvent demand for things like that in Hungary.

My friends encourage me to publish it at my own expense on CD. But I can’t see the sense of it without illustrations. Two of my friends who is graphic artist gave to me 150 pictures and I have myself some photos, as well. But all this is not enough.

I have discovered your wonderful photos on the website of
http://www.indiabirds.com/
to myself how phantastic they would look on the Hungarian CD, which will have the title Birdfriendlexicon, what refers to its content. Unfortunately there is so much as nothing solvent demand in Hungary, so it is possible only to find a non-profit form of solution.

If you see phantasy in such a variation – you can renounce honorarium – please make possible to use your excellent bird photos in my book. In exchange for that I can offer a column in the lexicon, if you send me to that a short curriculum vitae.

My address is: madarbarat@invitel.hu. The capacity of my mailbox is unfortunately quite little, so please do not put many pictures in one file if you send photos. If possible, write to the photos the Latin name of the bird and your own name please.

If you have an acquiantance/friend who can be touched in the theme, please pass on my request to him.

It can happen that you will not be able to help me. I thank you even in this case for taking trouble to make yourself familiar with my problem and I wish you with all my heart further successes in making photos of birds.

If you eventually come to Hungary once, I would be overjoyed to be visited by you. My address is:
Lengyel Tibor
Csömör
Tinódi u. 5
2141
Hungary
My telefon Telephone: 36-28-446-526 . HungaryI speak unfortunately only Russian beyond Hungarian. This letter was translated by an acquaintance of me.
With best regards,
Tibor Lengyel

Fantastic site. The bird-calls/songs really helped identify the bird.

this is an awesome site....ur collection is too good.......i am amazed with the work tht u have done.this site is a boon for all the birdwatchers.

Hi Vijay,

This collection of yours really awesome. Its truly inspiration for amatuer photographers like me. Tips and tutorials are useful.

The website has few technical defects, but that does not affect its value in anyway.

Thanks and Regards.
- Vikram Gokhale
Accenture - Mumbai Delivery Center
Office: +91 22 66003816
Cell: +91 981.986.1514
AOL: vikram b gokhale

sir/madam u r gallery is an awesome gallery of birds butterfly and moths. sir i have shot some photographs of some birds and butterflies whic i have done it from my NIKON F-65 CAMERA. with a 70 to 300 zoom. suggest me that how to upload those photos in u r gallery. first i want to upload it and i want u r expert scrutinisation on those photos and i want u r tips and advises to improve my phtography skills. i am an amature photographer and also an advocate by proofession. please guide me and send a reply to my gmail ID. expect for u r response.

Thanking you

yours sincerely

deepak

I just started birding and taking pictures. Your site is magnificent and an inspiration. Thanks.

Nitin.

Very nice photos Vijay... loved the White-eyed Buzzard especially! You don't see too many photos of that one, and yours was especially good. Keep up the good work.

Awesome photos! Very very impressive.

-Monika.

Great,
Your site offers Fantastic catalogue of Indian Birds in the most sensible form.
Good Luck,

On a recnt visit to Hyderabad I noticed common House Sparrows have completely disappeared from the city and its surroundings. No specific reason was given by thee local residents except blaming the changes in environment. What is your opinion regarding this since you are the expert on birds?

Great collection of photographs and bird songs. Always wanted to see a site like this. It would be so much more helpful for amatures like me if you could catagorize the birds according to their habitat or nature or broad classification so that when I am lost on identifying a bird I can find it more easily.

Your site is too great. I could identify the Asian Paradise Flycatcher amidst forest of Thane.

awesome. How come there is no info about you?

Hello,

I only stop by into your site. It is very cool site and nice. Keep work.
I am a bird seeker from Sulawesi Indonesia, I like to join you one day. http://www.sulawesibirding.com

Hello again Vijay,
Some friends tell us that they saw a Leper Bird in Goa just recently, I can find no such bird in my books or on your website. Perhaps you can tell us what other name this bird may be known as

The site is very interesting,I am very happy,but
I thought we all can come together and can do something good,and create a good result.Thanks.

I am a nature lover cum photographer purely serious bobbiest. All Your photographs are so beautiful that I can't forget. They are undoubted my source of energy in the light of nature photography.

First I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Mind blowing job, SIR. What lenses on earth are you using. Hope we can meet some day.

Neeraj Chawla

Awesome site. Thanks for "Hear the Bird" section. Really appreciate the education on the sounds that I got from it.

Excellent Work. Thanks so much for making it all available online. Keep up the good work.

Shailesh

Dear Vijay
Amazing photographs. But you need to index them better. Right now itis very hard to search for a specific picture, or a location in your galleries. But the quality is really great.

Dear Vijay,

I think your site is really cool. but i found the Bird sighting listing a bit complicated and tiresome to use. But anyway i will post my recent sightings regularly on your site. As right now i'm working in kutch region so many endemic and rare birds like white-naped tit, white-browed bushchat, GIB, Grey Hyaocolious etc. found here easily....I'm statring to work on White-naped tit,,.....posibally in near future...And also Great Rann of kutch is very famous for it's Raptors...

I WOULD PREFER IF YOU CAN MANAGE TO PUT A FORUM KIND OF INTERFACE FOR TRIP REPORTS AND CHECKLIST IT WILL BE REALLY GOOD....

WARM REGARDS....

i have recently got interested in birds in delhi.i visited bharatpur lastyear &loved it.i spotted 3 green pigeons on my peepal tree.can u give me informatoin on these birds

I picked up your sight on a "Google" search. Just returned from holiday in Kerala , we had a super guide who was very well informed on birdlife. I have decided to take it up as a new hobby and your site has enabled me to identify many of the birds I photographed.I have only just purchased a Panasonic digital camera which has a 48x zoom so still learning how to use it. When I see your pictures I appreciate the patience and time it took to gather them all !
Thanks, Dave

Dear Vijay,
Awesome shots of birds. Please keep up the good work. There is a problem I am facing as I am unable to hear bird calls. Any special player needed ?

Sandeep.

got know about your site from a friend. had a quick look at it.
it's really fascinating....
will go through in detail and will send comments later

From: KutchScience
To: kachchh ; scienceclubofindia ; kutchScience; wildlifeofkutch@yahoo.co.uk ; kutchwildlife@yahoo.co.uk ; wildkutch@yahoogroups.co.in ; wildlifeofkutch@yahoogroups.co.in ; kutchwildlife@yahoogroups..co.in

Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 3:27 PM
Subject: Birds wild life of western Kutch Naliya and Fulay Chari Dhand


Dear friends of Wild life and Nature,

Recently Bird lovers has started an birding activity in the western Kutch Naliya and in the northeren kutch area near Fulay Chhari Dhand. and we should take all advantage of their ecological activity and participate to conserve our wildlife reserves.

Birds wild life of western Kutch Naliya and Fulay Chari Dhand - More of Flamingo is @ http://uk.geocities.com/wildlifeofkutch/

Little Rann Of Kutch
District: Kutch Area: This is one of the largest wildlife sanctuaries in India, spanning some 4950 sq ft in area, and comprising a range habitats from saline desert plains, arid grasslands, rocky and thorn scrub to lakes and marshes.




Main species found:
Wild Ass, Nilgai, Chinkara, both desert and Indian Foxes, Jackals, Indian wolf, pale and long eared Hedgehogs, Hubara bustard, both spotted and Indian sandgrouse, Nine species of lark, desert wheatear, pied wheatear, Indian courser, five species of quail , grey francolin, six species of falcon, five of vultures, three of harrier, short toed eagle, five species of aquila eagle etc.

Narayan Sarovar Chinkara Sanctuary : Wildlife
Location: Kutch District - 2 km. from Narayan Sarovar. Area : Approx 444 sq.km. Wildlife: Chinkara or the Indian gazelle, blue bull, spotted deer, wildboar and rich variety of smaller wildlife

Chadva reserve has crocodiles and birds - Long-legged Buzzards Blue-cheeked Bee-eaters Parus nuchalis White-naped Tits Long-legged Buzzards Chadva reserved forest


Country/Territory


NALIYA (Kutch) India

Administrative region(s)


Central coordinates
68o 45' East 23o 30' North Map

Area
50000 ha

Altitude
15 - m

Criteria
A1

Habitats and percentage cover

Grassland
-


Species Season
Year
Min
Max
Quality
Criteria

Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca) - 2004 0 0 - A1
Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps) - 2004 0 0 - A1
Lesser Florican (Sypheotides indicus) - 2004 0 0 - A1
Sociable Lapwing (Vanellus gregarius) - 2004 0 0 - A1
White-browed Bushchat (Saxicola macrorhynchus) - 2004 0 0 - A1


IN082 Banni Grassland and Chhari Dhand
Country/Territory
FULAY Chari Dhand (Kutch) India

Administrative region(s)


Central coordinates
69o 24' East 23o 42' North Map

Area
384700 ha

Altitude
2 - 5m

Criteria
A1, A4i, A4iii

Habitats and percentage cover

Forest
-


Grassland
-


Shrubland
-


Wetlands (inland)
-


Species Season
Year
Min
Max
Quality
Criteria

Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) - 2004 0 0 - A1
Marbled Teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris) - 2004 0 0 - A1
White-rumped Vulture (Gyps bengalensis) - 2004 0 0 - A1
Indian Vulture (Gyps indicus) - 2004 0 0 - A1
Greater Spotted Eagle (Aquila clanga) - 2004 0 0 - A1
Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca) - 2004 0 0 - A1
Sarus Crane (Grus antigone) - 2004 0 0 - A1
Common Crane (Grus grus) - 2004 0 0 - A4i
Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps) - 2004 0 0 - A1
Houbara Bustard (Chlamydotis undulata) unknown 2004 0 0 - A1
Lesser Florican (Sypheotides indicus) - 2004 0 0 - A1
Indian Skimmer (Rynchops albicollis) - 2004 0 0 - A1
White-naped Tit (Parus nuchalis) - 2004 0 0 - A1


By yours Dr.BHUDIA-Science Group Of INDIA.
http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/venustransit_2004/
President:"Kutch Science Foundation".
Founder :"Kutch Amateurs Astronomers Club - Bhuj - Kutch".
Life Member:"kutch Itihaas Parishad".
kutchscience@hotmail.com,
http://uk.geocities.com/wildlifeofkutch/ http://www.geocities.co

Dear Viju
Very glad you have photographed lot of Indian birds and spread the knowledge about them throughout the world, thu' your website. Congratulations. Keep it up.

Love

Prabhu Kaka

Dear Vijay,
Well what can I say, such wonderful photographs. I have just returned from three weeks in Goa, what an experience and what stunning birds. Absolutely thrilling to be just a few branches away from a bird of prey, looking into it's eye and wanting the moment to last forever. Green bee eaters, kingfishers, herons and so much more.
I did attempt to take photos with my digital camera and apart from the bird of that was very close the other pictures were not so good. I would like to print out pictures of the birds I saw to add to my diary which I kept. Are your photo's available at all?

Dear Vijay
Stunning photographs. I just saw, for the second time this little bird in my hibiscus bush, with no time to take a picture. It was a small plump bird, cream or yellow breasted, black on top, extending to its eyes, a longish pronounced beak and a robin like tail that lifts up. Do you know what it is? A tit perhaps? I dont have a book of birds, so found your site looking for something online to identify the bird. I'm sure it's common in cities, but my heart races when I see anything other than sparrows, pigeons, crows and kites! There is some hope -- have seen and heard the flowerpecker as well. Can you identify this bird, Ihave a feeling its rather common.Thanks so much.

Dear Vijay,
Trimendurs hard work,dedication,passions,involvement in nature & the result is in front of world.
Plz visit my region also as my guest, here U find Asiatic Lion,Marine National Park, Black buck century,Gr8 Indian Busterd Century,India's unique Khijadia Bird century,where sweet water & salty water birds V can C 2gethr. & lot more things...

Dear Vijay, I am a member of BNHS and have been takung part in trekkings and bird watching tours of BNHS for the last 2 years. Now I am beginning to focus on Birds. Recently I had been to KanakeswarHills for a camp. I was going through various web sites on birding, and I find yours very impressive and comprehensive from images to guidence for takibf photographs of birds. Amazing! This will be of great guide and inspiration to all bird watching community all over the world. Keep it up. If you are coming to Mumbai, pse give me an opportunity to meet you. regards Capt Haridas

Do you have a picture of Indian Pahadi parrot(Mountain parrot)

Beautiful website and great photographs. Also great narratives and the bird songs are an added plus. A little paranoid about the copyrights.. (try right clicking on any page!)

..Having a view of beautiful nature right across the p.c is a wonderful feeling..

a very well deserve job..im really very impressed by this website..

Hi Vijay,
I came across ur photo " Chota tusker" http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=22 in Indianaturewatch website.

Is this is one of those mysterious pigmy elephants which are in the news. http://www.sanctuaryasia.com/sanctmagazine/archivedetail.php?id=664#11


Cheers,
Kiran

It is one of the best website i have ever seen. The photographs,their calls and the relavant information given about birds are really appreciable.

A very nice and well designed site. Please also check out my birding site at http://www.wildsaurashtra.com for some great bird videos, photographs and resources.

DEAR BIRDER

IT IS NICE TO INFORM YOU RHAT AROUND 15,000 BIRDS HAVE BEEN ARRIVED AT FARAKKA BARRAGE SITE WHICH IS NOW AN IBA IN WEST BENGAL.

KEEP HAPPY BIRDING

ARUNAYAN SHARMA
CENTRE FOR ECOLOGICAL ENGIENEING
MALDA, WEST BENGAL

Very Nice - Links to Other Science Group Of INDIA Sites.

http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/wildlifeofkutch

Science Group Of INDIA.
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for those stuckup at work & wonder
Is this all or is there anything yonder
birds in nature or nature in birds
does'nt it make us yearn for life so free
stuck up in bondage unable to bear
but thanks for this website
relief & respite!!

Hi Vijay,

Those are the most beautiful & photographs I have ever seen!!

Thanks for posting them on the site.

Keep clicking!!

Thanks,
Neelesh

What a beautiful site! I am probably traveling to Bangalore in January and would like to do some birding. Advice anyone?

Dear Vijay Cavale,

You have taken most wonderful pictures i have ever seen.

It's great to see them, hear them and know them.

Your Site is as beautiful as the Birds themselves.

Regards,
P.Gandhi

Hello Mr.Cavale,
Read your article in Asian Photography this month.Nice and informative write-up.
We run a photography club in Bangalore called BANGALORE PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB and we have a small team of bird/nature photographers here.Your website is a great source of information for us.Its a beautiful collection of bird photographs.Great work, very inspiring for us.We normally frequent to places like Hebbal Lake, DDSF, and IISc campus to photograph birds. Photographing the 3 pairs of kingfishers has been a great challenge for us, not been successful yet. Wish to get some tips from you on photographing small beauties like the kingfishers and the sunbirds.
Regards,
Srikant Chakraborty
http://srikant.fotopic.net/

Dear Vijay,

While learning more about bird flu, I came across your photo of bar-headed geese. From there google helped me find your website.

Your website is wonderful. Thanks for sharing all these beautiful photos.

Regards,

-Atul

Hi,
I love watching your website again & again. You have done a great job. Your dedication is superb. I also like the quizes. Thanks for your wonderful work.

Dear vijay
The site is absolutely fantastic,the pictures are awesome.Well it seems to me that you are one of the best when it comes to bird photography,keep it up and many thanks for showing us such lovely bird pictures.

I came across your site just this evening and have been unable to leave. My son sat next to me and we went through the photographs and the sounds and a couple of quizzes.We laughed at some of the options. It is nearly midnight and I have shooed my son off to bed with a promise to let him brouse your site again tomorrow.
Great site! Well done!

great site to see. the sounds of birds are fascinating.

i like site

hi,
our compliments on a very beautiful and comprehensive web site.
all the best.....
Tuli's

Hi Vijay,

Hope the current rains (late-july) are not too unwelcome and all is well with you, Just saw a fantastic pic that I thought you would appreciate on http://www.pbase.com/liquidstone/image/46794559
Looks very different to the Indian subspecies,

Let me know what you think,

Tom

Wow! Awed and wonderstruck at your immages. Also blue-green with envy!

Dear Frens,

I am happy to browse through this web. It is really intresting to me. Here in Bhutan, Iam a bird lover and learninig to be like you all.

Thanks,

Sangay

Hi,
I was just surfing on net and found this great site - digital photography is great - lot of information i will send this link to my friends.
Best Wishes
" Rahi Studio @ Shahdara Delhi "

It is a great site with superb pictures. 'Hear the bird' window is excellent. Your dedication towards birds is unmatched. As a bird lover I wish you all success. Thanks a lot.

DEAR VIJI,
IT IS A GREAT JOB. YOU DID IT. IT IS WORTH QUITTING YOUR JOB!!! ALL THE BEST

MOB.9448167146
PH:08212416416

The pictures are a delight but what completed the picture were the bird sounds. For a bird-watcher[amateur]particularly who has heard a lot of birds but found it very frustrating trying to match bird with song your website is very educative-it's made my day!!Thank you!
Ranjini Kamath

Dear Vijay,
We are writing from Mountain View, CA since we have come to help Vidya with her second baby. We came to know about this website through a cutting from Deccan Herald titled "In love with nature and his feathered friends" which featured your avid interest in nature. We have been enjoying seeing and hearing the birds. In particular, Vidya's daughter Sanjana who is 1.5 years old is fascinated with it and keeps asking to see the website now and then.
Hope everythings well with you and your family.
Vimla and Sridhar

Wow man! Awesome collection of quality pictures.
Keep it up. We are trying to do something similar
for the flowers of India:
http://www.flowersofindia.net

Hi

impressive site with a large no. of species. very educative. keep the good work going.
best wishes
shivanand

I LOVE THIS PAGE. IT LOOKS REALLY NICE. KEEP IT UP

Hey Tarzan,
I was checking out your website today after a long time...it's simply brilliant! What an effort. It's an inspiration to anyone who's lucky enough to come by.

Here's to following one's heart and giving something back to the world...
Wishing you the very best,

A beeeg admirer.

I found some headings not opening as they should when you click on!
Those I could are good.

Hi Vijay

This is Ravi classmate of Mohan and from RV College. Remember ? I was talking about you and so decided to visit your website and see whats new. Great job. Your love and dedication to wildlife remains unmatched and I fondly remember the harry house days a lot. Ahhh innocent life, simple, uncomplicated, carefree.

Wish you well.

Ravi

Great,
Your site offers Fantastic catalogue of Indian Birds in the most sensible form.
Good Luck,
- Ahamarshan

Vijay

I googled on your name and caught up with your birding life.

I am stunned!

Your dedication to bird photography is unmatched. Please bear with my immature ramblings while I take baby steps in this wonderful path you have created.

anand

Great site with some wonderful pictures of Indian birds. I was looking for a picture of the Khaleej Pheasant (found in North Eastern India) but could not locate one. It will be great if you can add some pictures of Indian "game birds"

Thank you.....its still a great site !!

I LOVE THIS VERY PAGE.

Why this beautiful website doesn't get listed in Google search on " INDIA BIRDS"?????

Vijay, can you do something about this??

Aravind

Vijay

You set the bar so high with your skills.

Did you consider getting a D2H at all? It is 4 MP, so you may not be able to crop heavily, but that is a good addition to your F5. Right now, prices of D2H have crashed, consider it.

Amazing photos - wow !!

Dear Vijay,

In Bharuch district we have started organisation i.e Ankleshwar Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ( ASPCA ). And I am one of the Trustee. We have found 3 positive locations around the district for the migratory birds specificaly in this season . But for the betterment of the birds shall we get concrete support from the Forest Department ? Because due to lethargic attitude of the forest dept. many illegal activities like porching is going on. And we want to good for them by your help...Please guide us ...
I am having full of hope.Let us work hard for the birds.I have gone through your uncompetitive website...It's really a uncpompetitive website.Congrats Vijay...

Cool.I read about you in the Deccan Herald.It is good to see an Eng. going to nature to do thing that he likes most.I am also an Eng. from SJCE Mysore.

All the best and keep it up.
Take care.

Anand S K

Nice website! Congratulations.

I visited India in 1997 and 2000, I hope I can go back there soon!

Xespok

Hi Vijay,

The recent additions from your Sikkim trip are superb. I am sure some of these species have been photographed for the first time ever and are indeed a great experience for everyone.

Cheers,
Saleel

Vijay,
Can't thank you enough for sharing such a huge and beautiful collection of birds. It's amazing!
Have posted a message in Discussions. I am looking for pictures and information about a bird named "Bharadwaj". Could you help me out there.

Thanks again!
Warm regards
-Sudhir

Vijay,
Quite a brilliant collection of photos and an excellent website.Note: your site was accesssed from http://www.camacdonald.com/birding.
Thanks the photos will help when I visit Goa ,hopefully, in 2005.
Chris

i want some birds songs and tons plz

The site is not easily available in the UK, mainly because Google is the overwhelmingly used search engine and indiabirds does not feature in it.
many thanks Vijay.
Gordon

Vijay,

What a magnificent set of pictures ... wow unbelievable ... they are great. I am coming to India for my fourth time in early 2005 and I am using your pictures to study my Indian birds again. What equipment do you use?

Thanks for sharing your pictures with the world ... wished there were more like you.

Ciao,

Antonio

Hello,

Beautiful birds and beautiful Photographs. Inclusion of bird's call for some birds is also interesting. A few words about how you shot them for each and every bird would also add more interest to the photographs. it would be useful for the birdwatchers who enter into the world of photography.

Above all it is a very informative and fantastic site.

Best Wishes
Srinivasan

I love the page.

stunning site, well done
Iam off to Goa early 2005 and if I see a few of the birds as well as you have photographed them , I will be very happy.

Greetings from Gloucester!

Thank you for posting such superb photos! I may be going to India on business soon and I searched the web for the birds of India. Your site makes me wish I was there already!

Jim B http://www.forthebirdsboard.com

hi vijay
i have been in himachal for the last 8 months between 5000ft and 15000ft and have recorded all my bird sightings on my laptop. Which society in india would be interested in my records?
mike

Hello,

As someone else says, still the best photos of Indian birds on the web. I've been watching this site for nearly two years now. Hear the bird is also a great feature.

A few questions/comments regarding the photographs. One, how do you get so close? Do you always work from a hide? These pictures seem impossible to get without super-telephotos (600 mm and above) or teleconverters.

Then, are these photos untouched or do you clean up a bit in Photoshop? In many pics (notably Hoopoe) the background seems monotone, featureless. Contrast this with the bokeh in the pic of the Lesser Fish-Eagle. Just wondering.

Third, the flash use in some pictures is a bit too noticeable for my taste.. most notably the Coppersmith. I don't know if there's really an alternative to using flash, but in the white light of the flash some plumage colours look more iridescent than they look in the field (in natural light). Just curious what others think.

Anyway, congrats on your terrific work!
Thanks,
Badri

I am nature and wild life enthusiast. I have developed good interet in Indian birds. I am keen to use my spare time (from s/w projects) for birding.

great site!

Hi Vijay,

whenever I have time I leave one of the birds from your HEAR THE BIRDS sec. for hours on end, to play on my laptop,usually the spotted DOVE, it reminds me of the days ive spent in a jungle village near bhopal in MP, is it possible for you to put a small video on your site of a jungle sean, where we could see some real birdlife activity in action!
REGARDS, AJAZ.

Hi Vijay,

You still have the best bird website....how are things going? Hope you are still having some positive effects with Indian conservation.

Our ABID is looking good - http://www.aviceda.org/abid
and it all started with your kindness & generosity!

Look forward to hearing from you,

Tom

Vijay,

Your site is amazing! It is interesting for both bird enthusiasts as well as nature photographers. Keep up the fantastic work!

Best wishes,
Jason

Dear Vijay

After long gap from my side - Grey Jungal fowl - the imgae is fantastic - have seen first image of such caliber of that particular species. Will love u see Red Jungal Fowl also on ur site.

Keep it up dear.

Wishes!!!!
Billl

hi vijay
u might be mighty surprised to know that i have joined infosys.i felt a bit lost initially,but will find myself soon.
i used to visit ur website a long ago along with my daughter,and she loved every slide,they are all amazing.
regards
nagaraj

Hey

Your display of birdsighting dates is not proper
it gives error it is not taking year as 2004

Vijay,
Great site, great pictures and good information. I can vicariously bird-watch in India through your site. I love bird-watching here.
Thanks!!!!!

Fantastic job vijay. Keep it going. Your work is inspirational. Keep in touch

I found this site quite interesting and informative.

Great Job Vijay, Keep it going...........

hi Vijay,
Your site is fabulous. Keep in touch.
regds,
Munjal

as a lover of nature..the site is very useful for me.
to create environmental awarness among students.
the site will make ex-ordinary interest on the same.

best wishes for great work done by mr.viyaj cavale...

rgds
c.thiyagarajan

The whole website is buzzing with "Tiger" and"More Tigers"!!---
And i join the Bandwagon Vijay. Wah Wah.SUPERB.
You rightly deserve the applauds
I too was fortunate enough to see the antics of the tigress with her three cubs for more than 40 min.s at Ranthambhor only.But that was 10 years back! Took two snaps and the camera started rewinding------! Yes it was the automatic one!
That's luck.
Thouroughly enjoying your outings.Keep it up please.Still more to come. waiting for the dessert!
Regards,
Bindu

Wonderfull pictures and imfprmation

Dear Vijay

Read about your site in Business Today and was really enthused by the way you have designed it and taken it forward. It also shows that when a person is so passionate about something, he goes ahead and achieves that dream. You have given me a lot of inspiration!

Thanks
- Anup

Great site. Brilliant photographs. Keep up the good work!

Hi Vijay,

Had a chance to visit your site again, without any disappointment it is amazing again, hope you remember me, I was the one talked to you in Bangalore,in Meblboune right now on work and going around the places after birds when ever get a chance, thanks for the fascinating world you are building for us. If time permits please mail me.

Thanks.
Kumar

Hi Vijay,
The pictures are excellent. The information provided is apt and useful. Great effort. Keep it up. Look forward to more such pictures.
Regards,
Ashok.

Hi, Vijay,
As usual beautiful images.After seeing the baby i was eagerly waiting for the male beauty--it did appear but it was sitting!! Ofcourse it is excellent but it's beauty is really seen(to me)when it is standing or better when leaping. I am sure u must be having one.Please pass it on---.
The real graceful beauty.
Your "action" images are apt--taken at the right moment but not appealing--visually-u know what i mean!
By the way there is one Blackbuck Sanctuary in Gujrat called Velavadar near Bhavnagar.And here
you can watch lesser florican in Aug. Hundreds ofHarriers roost here.U might be knowing ab it.
This is just in case
Regards,
Bindu

dear vijay,
thanxs for the excelnt info on the birds the mother nature has given to us .i use this to show the different kinds of birds we can see and which we do not on this part of the city, to my children and i have given this site adrs to my friends.

Dear Vijay,

Many thanks for hosting such an informative site on birds. It is as rich and colour as our birdlife. I use this site to introduce birds to children of residential colony. Especially to listen calls and to identify the birds.

Best regards.

Nico

Hi,
I think it would be a great idea if you could include the common indian names for all birds along with the english names.

This is very nice and knowledgeous site.
I am basically an ecologist doing PhD on Fishes but very much interested in the bird behaviour,bird evolution and folk knowledge about the bird natural history.
In the tribal belt of the Vidarbha (In gadchiroli district );the Adivasis (Tribals) have very rich knowledge about the avifauna.This knowledge is ranges from the use of birds as medicine to different types of the behavioural patterns of the birds.
Rest is cool
Nilesh Heda

vijay, the bird man, when do I hear your call.

dear vijay
i am a birdwatcher and nature lover. i live at Gondia which is situated near the forests like nagzira wildlife forest, navegaon bandh santuary, kanha national park, tadoba national forest, etc. i am also the son of forest official so i have seen a lot of forest. but it is recently that i have grown interest in the birds of this region. previously i was only interested in the plants and the animals there.
all this started when visiting my farm (on 26th jan. this year),i got to see a pair of sarus cranes there. these are the most magnificient creatures i have seen. since then i have learnt and known and seen and made a note on a lot birds over here.
ill like to be in contact with u and all like minded people and share the knowledge and the joy of birdwatching.
hope u'll reply soon.
vinay

its been great to be here . this is really an amazing site . actually i am quite a bit interested in birds and this site is very informative on that front. after visiting this site i have got some really interesting facts.it gives pleasure .

Hey Vijay,

I just visited your non-avian gallery.

The richness of the plates are just astounding.
The last one, of sambhar deer has nice artistic appeal in award-winning proportions.

Your site's "double-window" syndrome is slightly inconvenient for us viewers. Could you please revert it back to the earlier condition?

regards,
Job

its an amazing site,i heard abt it from mr.krishna narayan,who has a farm next to mine,situated at bannerghata forest limits,i am really keen on studying the birds of that area.
the site i am sure will help me alot.

its really a good site. i had thought that in india no body takes much interest in giving such information about the different species of birds and also photographs.
i wanted to get more information on the white-headed eagle found or seen in and around mumbai esp. bhandup because i am very much interested in eagles and there different species. i am not a regular bird watcher, but i am really interested in this species of eagle because i most of the time see this eagle near the bhandup station.

this is an very good site , if you give more info about indian birds.It gives a great pleasure to me.

Your website used to be Ok until 10days ago. Now it opens in two oversized windows and it is very difficult to navigate. Maybe it is your software upgrade or something, but it is screwed up. Did anybody else has this problem???

Excellent site. Got the web add from "The Hindu" today and bookmarked it.

Very very good site. Fotos are very fantastic.
Main feature is sounds of birds.
If u need any help i will be always ready.

congrats! u r doing a real neat job.i was posted to the naval hospital in chilka(am a eye surgeon) and this brought back vividly the host of bird s we used to sight there in the normal course of life.i really miss the many hued elegant kingfisher.mumbai is an ornithological desert after that .keep up the good work.

Congratulation!! on your fantastic site. Lived almost all my life in Okhla and was always a casual but interested bird watcher. Having left Okhla in 1993 for greener pastures (so called), your site and its references and mentions of Okhla bird santuary, and all the fantastic photos of birds, brings me to your site when I want to go down the memory lane. I still remember flocks of hundred of thousands of birds between Okhla baradge and Noida Flyover.
Regards and keep it up

I was one of the first ones to see this website when it was just started.
Now I am very very happy to see the way it has got shaped up and has developed into an excellent "destination" for evry bird lover!
It not only is a specimen of good bird photography, but is also an testimony of a nature lover's dedication and committment.
Heartiest congratulations to Vijay for this substantial progress and addition to this treasure.
All the best for further additions.

Hello, my respect - you do a really important job! I am impressed, bye

Some how I got your website address, this is really cool. The most I liked website is your...
Thanks for taking such a great effort to create a websire for birds lover.
I didn;t have how to encourage & appreciate you...
Keep doing.....
Thanks
RamaSubbu

The pictures are great. As a nature photographer (beginner, this is a another tutorial.
Hats off to you,
Vinod

The site is great and does provide extremlly good quality picture.

I am very much impressed by your site. Only recently I dared to venture early in the morning to catch up a sight of Flamingos at sea-shore during low tide. Could you add tips for bird-photography
thanks
yours sincerely
a i siddiqui

I LOVE THIS PAGE. KEEP IT UP.

Your painted stork looks good. Also if you don't mind, can you please write "Copyright c Vijay Cavale" at the bottom of the pictures, rather than at the top, to make the pictures more aesthetically pleasing. Good day, and keep clicking !

dear vijay, hi, my scanner has started working now. and i would like to send some snaps of birds for this lovely sight. please tell me how shall i proceed???
so that i will send few of my latest snaps. i got some intresting pictures of small-pratincole and river tern and bush-chat etc.
warm regards
niranjan

Hi,
I would like to share information about this int'l organization called EarthWatch that recruits volunteers for various field trips across the globe.
website: http://www.earthwatch.org/

Basically, volunteers share cost of projects and help out researchers in various activities...

Would love to go on one of the exciting trips ;-)

Enjoy birding!

Sidharth
Indiana University

Dear Sh. Vijay,
I'd been to Gangtok in the first week of April. There I spotted a very tiny bird jumping between the grass and a dwarf shrub on a rather steep hill slope, to be precise at Ganesh Tok. I tried to identify the bird with the help of the two guide books I have,'The Book of Indian Birds' and 'Indian Hill Birds' both by Salim Ali. I couldn't find a match.The main body of the bird was hardly 2 to 3 cms and the tail slender and rectangular about 7 to 8 cms. No conspicuous colours. The crudest match in terms of colour, size of tail etc. is the "streaked wren warbler" though I'm not sure of the streaks. Can u help identify the bird?

I also take the opportunity to record my sincere appeciation for the great work that u've done through ur website to educate the community at large about the wealth of avifauna that we have.
I wish u all the best in ur pursuit and extend u an invitation to visit North Bengal and Sikkim on a birding trip.

Regards,
Sarangi

You are doing great service to nature and nature lovers through your website. It is very beautiful and informative.
A small bird the size of a mynah black in color with a white breast and streaks of white in its sides is making a nest in a earthern pot on my window, we want to know the name and species of this bird.
I can send you a picture of the bird. Can ou jelp me ?
Thanks
Ananth

Vijay,

It is always enjoyable to revisit your website.

Best Regards,
Frank

Hello Vijay
Do black winged stilts come siberia to Keralam.

Commendable1 Keep it up.

Two nests of black winged stilt found near Kochi.Is this common?

My father took me to my first Jungle trip and showed me many birds. Your site made me understand them better. Its great to see many birds in my area.Some of them I am yet to identify.
Thnks a ton for puting the many Indian birds on site .I am 13 years old.

Vijay,

Now it is 1 am in the morning and I started browsing this site at 8 in the night, such was the quality of the photographs.
Every photograph has been shot with great accuracy keeping in mind to cover all the possible surroundings details. Thanks a lot once again,if time permits you I would like to speak to you some time, please let me know.

Cheers,
Kumar.

Dear Vijay,
Keep up the great work and thank you for your lovely slide show. NKBN expresses sincere thanks for making it to the outing at Dandeli. Good luck for great imaging.

Vijay Mohan Raj.V

dear mr. vijay, it was great pleasure to meet you in dandeli. i will certainly send images to you.i saw your corbett snaaps. just great. imperial eagle is out of the world.
will be in touch
keep clicking great images so that we can enjoy them.
warm regards
niranjan

Dear Webmaster

Nice Website Keep it up

Regards
Hari
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simply great . don't ever close the site

good!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Most Brilliant Pictures Is there any book available on the Garden birds of India?

The Corbett Tiger Reserve pictures are amazing.... Cheers to all...
Aa

Fantastic picture of the Bluethroat. In my opinion this is your best, yet!

Regards
KN

Putting together "indiabirds.com" would require lots of resources, commitment and endless hours of work. I also shoot pictures, but out of a 24 exposure roll I hardly get 4 to 6 really good ones. This is the case with most photographers. You might have spent lots of time on picture shooting, travelling, and most important waiting patiently for the bird to pose and smile at the camera. It all requires tremendous amount of effort and dedication.

Well, how come you forgot to include your profile (bio-data). If you are not too modest, will you please post your profile. It will be interesting to read and appreciate indiabirds.com even more.

I noticed that your web-site also has the “Oriental Bird Club Image Database”, with images from more than 100 photographers world-wide. Well this link is buried in the bottom under “OBCID”. It would be nice if you place it under meaningful title like “Oriental Bird Club” or something. Also the OBC images are arranged in a text format Index. It would be nice if you arrange these also in a photo format like your pictures index.

You might have spent lots time and effort collecting these “Oriental Bird Club Image Database” and hosting it on your site. It makes sense to give them some visibility too.

Nice site... Especially the bird calls. Is it possible to zip up the bird calls mp3s and the corresponding bird pictures, so that I could down load and hear the birds on my computer? It takes long to down load and listen to them, independently on your site.

Swell site, Visit us at http://www.irpf.org.in

Dear Vijay,

Remember me? I had asked for a nuthatch photo quite a while ago. I just checked back and am thrilled to view your beautiful shots of the Velvet-fronted Nuthatches and the Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch. The Chestnut-bellied's call is an added bonus. Very nice! And very much appreciated.

Thanks,
Frank Renfrow

I found a featherless Indain Myna chick on my front lawn about a year ago. It's whole body was infected with writhing maggots under it's skin. It was the most disgusting thing i had ever seen. I suppose it could have been kicked out of the nest because it was so gross.So anyway, I had assistance removing them [With tweezers] & the bird survived the ordeal so I hand raised it. I named it Bhindee & it used to enjoy playing in the garden but it contracted mites from the surrounding wildlife, & now it's face is balding. I took it to the bitches at the vet to get ivomectin & they called Bhindee a pest. Anyway,allthe other mynas I see [except the really young ones] have yellow faces. My bird has a yellow beak & feet, but the face remains skin colored. Is it the mites or is my bird's diet lacking?

I love birds!!!!!!!!!!!!


Sincerely,
Kirstie Inman

wonderfull site, great photos, please feel free to
download some to the worl data base on http://www.birdforum.net

I've been searching a good site on Indian birds....and have given up temporarily...Now, my search has come to an end...Thanks for the great site.

loves birds and wish to study about birds

A lovely site. Why did'nt I see it before?

This site's really superb. Im an amateur birder and i love this site for its hear the birds and bird sitings. the quiz and downloads are also very good.On the whole, this site is excellent.

Im an avid amateur birdwatcher and i like this site and its beautiful pics.

Dear Mr. Cavale,

The website is terrific. Especially the "hear the bird" feature. The photographs are superb. Great collection. Your effort is appreciated.

regards
Kusum

Dear Vijay,
Thank you so much for sharing your bird photos with me. Congradulations!!!Excellent work !
I am inviting you to come Gujarat for more work.
Thanking you,
Happy conservation!!!!
love
Mukesh

Congradulations for the excellent and time consuming task in a very effectve manner.

All the best

Hi,
Came across your site. Wonderful photos.
Excellent and keep it up!

Hello Vijay,
I am unable to hear any bird on your site.
Can you tell me why?
The site pictures are excellent.
Thanks a million for this website.

hi Vijay,

the photograph you displayed as to my knowledge resembles a GREYHEADED FISHING EAGLE.

Thanks
Mumtaz A Khan
(mumtazamd@rediffmail.com)

Lovely site. I am from Rampur(U.P-INDIA).LOTS OF RUDDY SHELDUCS,TEALS,MALLARDS,PIN TAILS have started flocking in.Anybody for viewing them, get in touch.
Thanks
Mumtaz Ahmad Khan

What a fantastic site! I have just returned from my maiden visit to India. Wonderful diverse country. I did see quite a few birds but my trip wasn't primarily for this. Maybe next time I will make a point of going to some places to see some.
I did see a dark bird with a very long tail but can't identify it in your list. Any ideas?
Keep up the good work.

YOUR WORK IS GREAT! I ADMIRE THE EFFORT THAT YOU'VE EXHAUSTED IN CREATING SUCH A WONDERFUL SITE. VERY REMARKABLE PHOTOGRAPHY. THIS IS SUCH AN EXCELLENT WORK INDEED! KEEP IT UP.

;)

Sir:

When I first click to listen to the call of a bird, I listen to it. But later when I wanted to listen to other calls then I keep listening to several calls including those I had already heard. Kindly do something.

But the site is excellent and the photographs are superb. Thank you sir!

Sincerely yours
rajeswara rao

Happened to comeacross this wonderful site via RS Suresh's website. The material here is awsome and fantastic thxs for sharing your world with us.
[p.s- nice site UI too.]
kudos 2 Vijay
thxs,
Amit http://www.netahoy.org/

Dear Vijay,
Thank you so much for sharing your bird photos with me. The study of birds is overwhelming. Just when I think I am beginning to know a little, I find there are many more birds I know nothing about. Maybe that is the fascination of birding.

Thanks again,
Mary

Dear Vijay,

I tried to fill in my sightings in the module. My suggestions for your consideration : 1) Is it possible to feed my sightings without referring to list of birds...that way I can do it quickly.
2) Since I intend to do it frequently, is it possible that I can switch over to my customised page so that I need not fill in many details time and again.

Best regards,
Suresh C Sharma

Dear Vijay
My compliments on a very beautiful and comprehensive web site. I am an independent film maker and I am in the process of making my first film. One of the characters in this film is a bird photographer and is interested in taking pictures of the birds in the kumarakom bird sanctuary. Your website was very useful in my reseach for this character.
I wanted to request your permission for using some of your photographs as props for the film. You will be credited in the film for using your photographs. Please let me know at your earliest convenience. Hoping to hear a favorable response.
Thanking you
Sincerely
Sanjay

Dear birdy

This is to inform you that migratory birds started flocking in and around of Farakka Barrage in the central West Bengal in Malda district.My recent trip to the place recorded around 20,000+ waterfowls. However I should let you know that the Farakka Barrage is the largest waterfowl watching and flocking site in West Bengal where sighting of 1,00,000+ waterbirds is not unusual.

Keep in touch with me if you want to visit this place in this winter.

Have a good birding day


Arunayan Sharma
Director
Centre for Ecological Engineering
Netaji Subhash Road, In front of T.O.P,
Malda - 732 101, West Bengal. India.
email: s_arunayan@rediffmail.com, ecoeng@rediffmail.com

Hello, nice and interesting site, many thanks for all information you offer.
Have a nice day

fantastic - i see you have a new picture on yr main page everyday - keep up the good work