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8 December 2025

An Oriental Magpie Robin bird sits on a bamboo stick in Siliguri, India, on December 8, 2025.

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26 November 2025

A female Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus) perches on a tree branch while eating fruit from a vine in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on November 26, 2025. The Asian koel is a shy member of the cuckoo family, found mainly in the Indian subcontinent, China and Southeast Asia, and is known for its distinctive call and brood-parasitic behaviour.

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26 November 2025

A female Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus) perches on a tree branch while eating fruit from a vine in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on November 26, 2025. The Asian koel is a shy member of the cuckoo family, found mainly in the Indian subcontinent, China and Southeast Asia, and is known for its distinctive call and brood-parasitic behaviour.

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26 November 2025

A female Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus) perches on a tree branch while eating fruit from a vine in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on November 26, 2025. The Asian koel is a shy member of the cuckoo family, found mainly in the Indian subcontinent, China and Southeast Asia, and is known for its distinctive call and brood-parasitic behaviour.

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26 November 2025

A female Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus) perches on a tree branch while eating fruit from a vine in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on November 26, 2025. The Asian koel is a shy member of the cuckoo family, found mainly in the Indian subcontinent, China and Southeast Asia, and is known for its distinctive call and brood-parasitic behaviour.

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9 October 2025

A green heron perches at Orlando Wetlands Park in Christmas, Florida. Green herons are known for using tools, such as insects or twigs, to lure fish within striking distance.

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9 September 2025

A Blue Throated Barbet Bird sits on a branch of a tree while it searches for tree fruits and insects on the branches in Siliguri, India, on September 9, 2025.

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9 September 2025

A Blue Throated Barbet Bird sits on a branch of a tree while it searches for tree fruits and insects on the branches in Siliguri, India, on September 9, 2025.

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11 July 2025

A black-bellied whistling duck perches atop the boardwalk railing at Orlando Wetlands Park in Christmas, Florida. Known for their high-pitched whistling calls and unusually long legs, these ducks are one of the few waterfowl species that often perch in trees.

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7 July 2025

Openbill storks perch on top of a tree as they arrive to nest and breed in Nagaon district of Assam, India, on July 6, 2025.

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7 July 2025

Openbill storks perch on top of a tree as they arrive to nest and breed in Nagaon district of Assam, India, on July 6, 2025.

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7 July 2025

Openbill storks perch on top of a tree as they arrive to nest and breed in Nagaon district of Assam, India, on July 6, 2025.

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7 July 2025

Openbill storks perch on top of a tree as they arrive to nest and breed in Nagaon district of Assam, India, on July 6, 2025.

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7 July 2025

Openbill storks perch on top of a tree as they arrive to nest and breed in Nagaon district of Assam, India, on July 6, 2025.

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7 July 2025

Openbill storks perch on top of a tree as they arrive to nest and breed in Nagaon district of Assam, India, on July 6, 2025.

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7 July 2025

Openbill storks perch on top of a tree as they arrive to nest and breed in Nagaon district of Assam, India, on July 6, 2025.

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