The Indian Pond Heron or Paddybird is usually seen hunkered down and appears chunky, here her neck is extended. The birds camouflage is excellent and when in tall grass is almost invisible. It was dry season and the birds were numerous in reduced water.
The Indian Robin (Saxicoloides fulicata ) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family or flycatcher. It is widespread in the Indian Subcontinent and a year round resident. I was told, quite firmly, that this is a "true" robin unlike our American Robin Redbreast (Turdus migratorius), which is a migratory songbird of the thrush family, and only named after the European Robin because of its reddish-orange breast.
How gorgeous are these swans? Here they are making their way to a nearby field for grain. It is possible they are a mated pair.
