Greater Short Toed Lark. A bird so brilliantly camouflaged that even in a photo it’s almost invisible from a slight distance. They’re the core of flocks and can be found across open grasslands in tight formation. Believe it or not, they were eaten in numbers one. @indiaves

The Asian Short Toed Lark is a little cutie that is resident mostly a little North of India. In recent years sightings have increased across N India, some ascribing it to changing migration patterns and some to simply more spotters in the field. A good bird to click IndiAves

The Crested Lark has a bigger empire than almost any on earth so far, from Western Europe to eastern China with large parts of North Africa. The reason for its success, a low profile, easy going lifestyle and a beautiful song which it sings merrily @indiaves

Found around farm and scrub land even around Delhi and you’ll find plenty of them. The Ashy Crowned Sparrow Lark is a busy little bird and its range extends to the fringes of really dry deserts where the black crowneds range begins. A neat lil gentleman @indiaves

The Malabar Lark is a little bird with a big attitude. Like all ground nesters it’s bold and tough and its little nest has 2 or 3 eggs in it. I love that spike on the head . It’s certainly not shy and without any sudden moves, you can get close to it to click it well @indiaves

The Indian Bush lark. A little songster that likes to sit on top of things .. often found perched like this on precariously balanced atop a bush singing its soft merry song. It’s very vocal and that little orange wing will help you identify it. IndiAves

They could be 10 feet from you and you wouldn’t see them in their scrubland habitat. The Sykes Lark is a brilliantly adapted bird and it loves freshly dug up ground where it appears to feed and uneven ground where it forages for insects. @indiaves

The Rufous Tailed Lark is an Indian bird. It matches the soil of India and is perfectly camouflaged in most of its habitat and goes about its business of finding food pretty undisturbed. Here in the setting sun, it looks more rufous than it actually is. A pretty one @indiaves

It’s the tough guy of the Lark world. The Bimaculated Lark is a winter visitor to India’s western regions. It prefers open scrub grassland and makes large mixed flocks with other Lark’s. It’s broad beak and larger size makes it easy to identify @indiaves

From the desert we head to the great Himalayan Desert. A bird that braves the icy temperatures and howling winds. It must be the devil, because it has those horns. The Horned Lark is a hardy resident of the Northern mountains. Active, fast and alert, its a survivor @indiaves

It’s a pale ghost of the desert. The Sand Lark disappears in the sand. Its target is small bulbs at the base of grasses, rich in fluid and protein and require a bit of pecking and little insects thrown up by its foraging. Aptly called “Retal” for sand, its little gem @indiaves

The Black Crowned Sparrow Lark. Another desert dweller that’s very successful. They’re found in shade in peak heat and face upwind to minimise water loss. Perfectly camouflaged. Their mating dance is flying up and then dropping down in fits n starts calling constantly @indiaves

Asad Humayoon IndiAves I think a peacock Is natures way of telling the world that its marvels are a long way from human ability … and will be for ever ! Its nature showing off …

Im gonna start, just for a lark, some Larks. Let’s start with one most of you may not have seen, the Greater Hoopoe Lark, a desert dweller and one that prefers quiet, bone dry, desert country. A good find while in the desert @indiaves

Nature believes Blue and Green go together and that’s why so. Many types of Bee eaters have this colour combo like this Blue Tailed Bee-Eater .. it’s a lot bigger than the green and blue cheeked so easily identifiable. Too many bee-eaters? Shall I move on? @indiaves

Blue Bearded Bee-Eater. He’s a forest dweller, prefers wild and quiet places and loves being near hives. The smartest just hang near bee hives and get a continuous meal. They’re solitary but will. Gather near a food source to eat. Tough subject to click @indiaves

They come to Delhi in numbers in winter, prefer quiet fields and open scrublands. This is a confidant bird, focussed on its job (catching bees and insects) - they don’t have time to run from you, they have to fatten up so the Blue Cheeked Bee-Eater will allow you close @indiaves

The Chestnut Headed Bee-Eater is so different from the Green in the previous post. It’s a masterful aerial hunter. You can’t get too close to it, like you can to the green but once it’s feeding at a rich source, it’ll give you good images. Get close .. feel the thrill @indiaves

There is great beauty in the most common and easily seen birds. The green Bee eater finds a perfect perch, lots of insects, great angle of the sun and then returns to it post short incredible flights where it moves and turns in the air like no other bird can. A Master #indiaves

Lifers so far in 2024 … a compilation for all of you .. aren’t they lovely ? @indiaves