Comprises of poster color paintings of birds in India
An Alexandrine parakeet perched on the highest point of a deciduous tree after it foraged on wild fruits a short while ago. The enchanting beauty of the parakeet enticed me to try emulating it on a paper.
It’s comparatively large with red beaks, red patch on wings, green feathers,pink collar,black chin stripe,long green tail with blue in the middle and yellow tips against the backdrop of a vast blue sky.
This bird is seen around vegetation close to freshwater pools and after rain. It’s interesting to see how it paces its large yellow feet meticulously picking up insects or worms from the wet soil. Usually calm but noisy with croaky calls during dusk. If disturbed the bird pauses and stops feeding.
A loud whinning call by the black rumped flame backed woodpecker interrupted the calm of the woods in urban area, actively tapping(drumming) on the tree trunks, moving from one branch to another and from one tree to another and as the name suggests looked like a flash of flame amidst the woods.
This beautiful bird found in countries of Asia lives in a variety of habitats- near water, trees, grasslands, agricultural fields. They perch on trees or wires and hunt on insects, worms and fishes
AVIAN HUES 