"grey fields"

#10782581

13 November 2023

The taiga flycatcher or red-throated flycatcher (Ficedula albicilla) is a migratory bird in the family Muscicapidae. The female has brown upperparts with a blackish tail flanked by white. The breast is buffish with underparts mostly white. The male has ear coverts and sides of the neck blue-tinged grey with breeding males having orange-red coloration on the throats. The taiga flycatcher is usually solitary and skulks in a canopy or bushes. It hunts from middle to lower strata, hopping and creeping among foliage. It breeds in northern Eurasia from eastern Russia to Siberia and Mongolia. It is a winter visitor to South and Southeast Asia in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Malaysia, Thailand, China, Vietnam, and Japan. Its natural habitat is taiga forest. It is a rare vagrant in Western Europe. A rare sighting of a taiga flycatcher bird perched on a plant in a field which is not usually seen in this region was seen for the first time at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 12/11/2023.

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#10782584

13 November 2023

The taiga flycatcher or red-throated flycatcher (Ficedula albicilla) is a migratory bird in the family Muscicapidae. The female has brown upperparts with a blackish tail flanked by white. The breast is buffish with underparts mostly white. The male has ear coverts and sides of the neck blue-tinged grey with breeding males having orange-red coloration on the throats. The taiga flycatcher is usually solitary and skulks in a canopy or bushes. It hunts from middle to lower strata, hopping and creeping among foliage. It breeds in northern Eurasia from eastern Russia to Siberia and Mongolia. It is a winter visitor to South and Southeast Asia in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Malaysia, Thailand, China, Vietnam, and Japan. Its natural habitat is taiga forest. It is a rare vagrant in Western Europe. A rare sighting of a taiga flycatcher bird perched on a plant in a field which is not usually seen in this region was seen for the first time at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 12/11/2023.

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#10782587

13 November 2023

The taiga flycatcher or red-throated flycatcher (Ficedula albicilla) is a migratory bird in the family Muscicapidae. The female has brown upperparts with a blackish tail flanked by white. The breast is buffish with underparts mostly white. The male has ear coverts and sides of the neck blue-tinged grey with breeding males having orange-red coloration on the throats. The taiga flycatcher is usually solitary and skulks in a canopy or bushes. It hunts from middle to lower strata, hopping and creeping among foliage. It breeds in northern Eurasia from eastern Russia to Siberia and Mongolia. It is a winter visitor to South and Southeast Asia in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Malaysia, Thailand, China, Vietnam, and Japan. Its natural habitat is taiga forest. It is a rare vagrant in Western Europe. A rare sighting of a taiga flycatcher bird perched on a plant in a field which is not usually seen in this region was seen for the first time at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 12/11/2023.

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#10782590

13 November 2023

The taiga flycatcher or red-throated flycatcher (Ficedula albicilla) is a migratory bird in the family Muscicapidae. The female has brown upperparts with a blackish tail flanked by white. The breast is buffish with underparts mostly white. The male has ear coverts and sides of the neck blue-tinged grey with breeding males having orange-red coloration on the throats. The taiga flycatcher is usually solitary and skulks in a canopy or bushes. It hunts from middle to lower strata, hopping and creeping among foliage. It breeds in northern Eurasia from eastern Russia to Siberia and Mongolia. It is a winter visitor to South and Southeast Asia in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Malaysia, Thailand, China, Vietnam, and Japan. Its natural habitat is taiga forest. It is a rare vagrant in Western Europe. A rare sighting of a taiga flycatcher bird perched on a plant in a field which is not usually seen in this region was seen for the first time at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 12/11/2023.

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#10782593

13 November 2023

The taiga flycatcher or red-throated flycatcher (Ficedula albicilla) is a migratory bird in the family Muscicapidae. The female has brown upperparts with a blackish tail flanked by white. The breast is buffish with underparts mostly white. The male has ear coverts and sides of the neck blue-tinged grey with breeding males having orange-red coloration on the throats. The taiga flycatcher is usually solitary and skulks in a canopy or bushes. It hunts from middle to lower strata, hopping and creeping among foliage. It breeds in northern Eurasia from eastern Russia to Siberia and Mongolia. It is a winter visitor to South and Southeast Asia in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Malaysia, Thailand, China, Vietnam, and Japan. Its natural habitat is taiga forest. It is a rare vagrant in Western Europe. A rare sighting of a taiga flycatcher bird perched on a plant in a field which is not usually seen in this region was seen for the first time at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 12/11/2023.

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#10303724

26 July 2023

A wild Indian grey mongoose mother brings her cubs into the forest to teach them how to hunt and eat. While the cubs are trying to eat or play, the mother looks around with curious eyes or sometimes stands up defensively with two legs. The Indian grey mongoose is a mongoose species native to the Indian subcontinent and West Asia, found in open forests, scrublands, and cultivated fields, often close to human habitation. It is bold and inquisitive but wary, seldom venturing far from cover. Its prey includes rodents, snakes, birds' eggs and hatchlings, lizards, and a variety of invertebrates. It breeds throughout the year. This photo was taken at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on July 26, 2023.

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#10303726

26 July 2023

A wild Indian grey mongoose mother brings her cubs into the forest to teach them how to hunt and eat. While the cubs are trying to eat or play, the mother looks around with curious eyes or sometimes stands up defensively with two legs. The Indian grey mongoose is a mongoose species native to the Indian subcontinent and West Asia, found in open forests, scrublands, and cultivated fields, often close to human habitation. It is bold and inquisitive but wary, seldom venturing far from cover. Its prey includes rodents, snakes, birds' eggs and hatchlings, lizards, and a variety of invertebrates. It breeds throughout the year. This photo was taken at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on July 26, 2023.

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#10303728

26 July 2023

A wild Indian grey mongoose mother brings her cubs into the forest to teach them how to hunt and eat. While the cubs are trying to eat or play, the mother looks around with curious eyes or sometimes stands up defensively with two legs. The Indian grey mongoose is a mongoose species native to the Indian subcontinent and West Asia, found in open forests, scrublands, and cultivated fields, often close to human habitation. It is bold and inquisitive but wary, seldom venturing far from cover. Its prey includes rodents, snakes, birds' eggs and hatchlings, lizards, and a variety of invertebrates. It breeds throughout the year. This photo was taken at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on July 26, 2023.

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#10303730

26 July 2023

A wild Indian grey mongoose mother brings her cubs into the forest to teach them how to hunt and eat. While the cubs are trying to eat or play, the mother looks around with curious eyes or sometimes stands up defensively with two legs. The Indian grey mongoose is a mongoose species native to the Indian subcontinent and West Asia, found in open forests, scrublands, and cultivated fields, often close to human habitation. It is bold and inquisitive but wary, seldom venturing far from cover. Its prey includes rodents, snakes, birds' eggs and hatchlings, lizards, and a variety of invertebrates. It breeds throughout the year. This photo was taken at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on July 26, 2023.

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#10303732

26 July 2023

A wild Indian grey mongoose mother brings her cubs into the forest to teach them how to hunt and eat. While the cubs are trying to eat or play, the mother looks around with curious eyes or sometimes stands up defensively with two legs. The Indian grey mongoose is a mongoose species native to the Indian subcontinent and West Asia, found in open forests, scrublands, and cultivated fields, often close to human habitation. It is bold and inquisitive but wary, seldom venturing far from cover. Its prey includes rodents, snakes, birds' eggs and hatchlings, lizards, and a variety of invertebrates. It breeds throughout the year. This photo was taken at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on July 26, 2023.

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#10303734

26 July 2023

A wild Indian grey mongoose mother brings her cubs into the forest to teach them how to hunt and eat. While the cubs are trying to eat or play, the mother looks around with curious eyes or sometimes stands up defensively with two legs. The Indian grey mongoose is a mongoose species native to the Indian subcontinent and West Asia, found in open forests, scrublands, and cultivated fields, often close to human habitation. It is bold and inquisitive but wary, seldom venturing far from cover. Its prey includes rodents, snakes, birds' eggs and hatchlings, lizards, and a variety of invertebrates. It breeds throughout the year. This photo was taken at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on July 26, 2023.

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#10303736

26 July 2023

A wild Indian grey mongoose mother brings her cubs into the forest to teach them how to hunt and eat. While the cubs are trying to eat or play, the mother looks around with curious eyes or sometimes stands up defensively with two legs. The Indian grey mongoose is a mongoose species native to the Indian subcontinent and West Asia, found in open forests, scrublands, and cultivated fields, often close to human habitation. It is bold and inquisitive but wary, seldom venturing far from cover. Its prey includes rodents, snakes, birds' eggs and hatchlings, lizards, and a variety of invertebrates. It breeds throughout the year. This photo was taken at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on July 26, 2023.

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#10303738

26 July 2023

A wild Indian grey mongoose mother brings her cubs into the forest to teach them how to hunt and eat. While the cubs are trying to eat or play, the mother looks around with curious eyes or sometimes stands up defensively with two legs. The Indian grey mongoose is a mongoose species native to the Indian subcontinent and West Asia, found in open forests, scrublands, and cultivated fields, often close to human habitation. It is bold and inquisitive but wary, seldom venturing far from cover. Its prey includes rodents, snakes, birds' eggs and hatchlings, lizards, and a variety of invertebrates. It breeds throughout the year. This photo was taken at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on July 26, 2023.

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#10303740

26 July 2023

A wild Indian grey mongoose mother brings her cubs into the forest to teach them how to hunt and eat. While the cubs are trying to eat or play, the mother looks around with curious eyes or sometimes stands up defensively with two legs. The Indian grey mongoose is a mongoose species native to the Indian subcontinent and West Asia, found in open forests, scrublands, and cultivated fields, often close to human habitation. It is bold and inquisitive but wary, seldom venturing far from cover. Its prey includes rodents, snakes, birds' eggs and hatchlings, lizards, and a variety of invertebrates. It breeds throughout the year. This photo was taken at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on July 26, 2023.

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#10213168

28 June 2023

An Indian grey mongoose mother and her offspring dig up the soil and feed on butterfly and moth larvae or caterpillars in grassland. Sometimes, if the babies do not understand this hunting method, the mother teaches them how to dig the soil. The Indian grey mongoose is a mongoose species native to the Indian subcontinent and West Asia, found in open forests, scrublands and cultivated fields, often close to human habitation. It is bold and inquisitive but wary, seldom venturing far from cover. Its prey includes rodents, snakes, birds' eggs and hatchlings, lizards, and a variety of invertebrates. It breeds throughout the year. This photo was taken at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 28/06/2023.

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#10213170

28 June 2023

An Indian grey mongoose mother and her offspring dig up the soil and feed on butterfly and moth larvae or caterpillars in grassland. Sometimes, if the babies do not understand this hunting method, the mother teaches them how to dig the soil. The Indian grey mongoose is a mongoose species native to the Indian subcontinent and West Asia, found in open forests, scrublands and cultivated fields, often close to human habitation. It is bold and inquisitive but wary, seldom venturing far from cover. Its prey includes rodents, snakes, birds' eggs and hatchlings, lizards, and a variety of invertebrates. It breeds throughout the year. This photo was taken at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 28/06/2023.

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