Indian Pond Heron

The Indian Pond Heron or Paddybird (Ardeola grayii) is a small heron. It is of Old World origins, breeding in southern Iran and east to India, Burma, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. They are widespread and common but can be easily missed when the stalk prey at the edge of small water-bodies or even when the roost close to human habitations. it is often quite tame and easily approachable. It can often be seen foraging around rubbish heaps on the outskirts of villages, as well as in more natural habitats. Monsoons are their main breeding season. 3-5 eggs are laid. It takes 18-24 days to hatch the eggs.
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Pelican

Type:  Bird
Diet: Carnivore

Average life span in the wild:

10 to 25 years or more

Size:

Body, 5.8 ft (1.8 m); wingspan, 10 ft (3 m)

Weight:

30 lbs (13 kg)

Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man:

There are more than half a dozen species of pelicans, but all of them have the famous throat pouch for which the birds are best known.Pelicans are found on many of the world's coastlines and also along lakes and rivers. They are social birds and typically travel in flocks, often strung out in a line. They also breed in groups called colonies, which typically gather on islands.Unlike most birds, which warm their eggs with the skin of their breasts, pelicans incubate their eggs with their feet. They hold the eggs under the webs that stretch from the front toes to the hind toe, essentially standing on the eggs to warm them.

lion-tailed macaque

Lion-tailed macaque is one of the smallest and most endangered of the macaque species of monkey . The coat is shiny and black apart from an impressive mane of grey hair framing the face . The common name refers to the long, thin naked lion-like tail with a tuft of black fur on the end . The sexes are similar in appearance, although males are larger in size and have prominent canines

White-throated Kingfisher

White-throated Kingfisher

The White-throated Kingfisher also known as the White-breasted Kingfisher or Smyrna Kingfisher, is a tree kingfisher, widely distributed in Eurasia from Bulgaria, Turkey, West Asia east through the Indian Subcontinent to the Philippines. Wikipedia

Scientific name: Halcyon smyrnensis Rank: Species Higher classification: Halcyon