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Birding trip | Kaldari | 10 JUN 2018

Rudy Birding day trips June 12, 2018June 12, 2018Ashy Prinia, bird watching pune, birding in kaldari, birding in pune, birdwatching pune, pune birding, red rumped swallows 3 Comments

This sunday (10th June 2018), we decided to visit Kaldari. We were visiting this place after almost 10 months and every time we visit this place, we have got pleasantly surprised. Be it some relatively rare birds or some excellent photographic opportunities. This session was very similar to the previous one, some really good photographic opportunities as we came across Ashy Prinias, Red-rumped Swallows, Crested Hawk Eagle, Short-toed Snake Eagle, Black-winged Kite, Rock Bushquails and more! Read more

little beauty – Vernal hanging parrot

Rudy Wildlife Experiences August 7, 2017May 13, 2018birding in pune, kaldari, pune, vernal hanging parrot, vernal hanging parrot pune 12 Comments

We generally do not focus our birding session on a single species but this Sunday was different as we sighted the Vernal hanging parrot (Loriculus vernalis) – the only species of parrot found in India, and spent 3 hours photographing and observing a flock of 8 of these little beauties.

We had started a bit late this time, around 5:30 AM from Pune and with no pre-decided location in mind, it was along the journey when we decided to drive through & explore Kaldari as we had sighted a Shaheen Falcon couple of weeks back in the same region. Read more

Wildlife at Mayureshwar Sanctuary, Pune

Rudy Birding & Wildlife Hotspots, Featured February 17, 2017May 12, 2018birding in pune, bonellis eagle, chestnut bellied sandgrouse, Chinkara, eurasian sparrowhawk, Hoopoe, Indian Silverbill, Indian stone-curlew, Indian thick-knee, Indian Wolf, Indian wolf at mayureshwar, Laggar Falcon, laggar falcon at mayureshwar, Mayureshwar wildlife sanctuary, Pune-Solapur road, Red collared Dove, short toed snake eagle, striped hyena, striped hyena mayureshwar, striped hyena pair at mayureshwar, striped hyena pune, whistling trails 21 Comments

Situated at around 70 KMs from Pune, Mayureshwar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Tehsil Baramati in Pune district. The sanctuary is mostly made up of dry deciduous scrub forest and has a variety of flora and fauna specific to grasslands. Being a very small sanctuary (smallest in India), it can be easily covered in a day and is one of our favourite places for bird-watching as we have come across a good number of bird species as well mammals in the sanctuary. Read more