"birds' eggs and hatchlings"

#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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#10213174

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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#10213178

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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#10213186

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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#10213190

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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#10162242

13 June 2023

The orange-headed thrush (Geokichla citrina) is a colourful shy singing bird in the thrush family that prefers to live in the damp secluded environment of the rural bush, in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. The species shows a preference for shady damp areas and can be quite secretive. The nest, built by both sexes, is a wide but shallow cup of twigs, bracken, and rootlets lined with softer plant material like leaves, moss, and conifer needles. It is constructed at a height of up to 4.5 meters (15 ft) in a small tree or bush, with mango trees and coffee bushes being preferred. Three or four, occasionally five, eggs are laid; they are cream or tinted with pale blue, grey or green, and have pale lilac blotches and reddish brown spots. They are incubated for 13-14 days to hatching, with another 12 days until the young birds leave the nest. This photo was taken in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 13/06/2022.

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