Birding Diaries – Yellow footed green pigeon from Coorg
Coorg is a haven for bird watchers and one can find several endemic, resident and migratory birds here. In the coffee plantations, with the dense canopy of trees, parakeets and pigeons are found aplenty besides bulbuls, sunbirds, flycatchers and several other species. I was lucky to spot this yellow footed green pigeon high up in a tree. There was a flock but only one of them was out in the open. The bird is referred to as the state bird of Maharashtra.I saw this bird for the first time in Kaziranga in Assam. There are several species of green pigeon, of which I have seen only one more – the Orange Breasted Green Pigeon in Goa.
Yellow footed green pigeon
Yellow footed green pigeon
Yellow footed green pigeon
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What a sweet little feather ball !
Thats a lovely way to describe it..thanks so much
I also love watching birds, and here in The Gambia there are many beautiful birds to be seen. I do like your photos – it’s not always easy to get clear photos of birds, but i can see everything clearly here!
Thanks so much..just saw your site and the birds are so beautiful
What a darling little fluff of a bird. The blue sky is SO blue. Nice contrasts.
Thanks so much Beth
Taking photograph of birds are really difficult …. still u managed such lovely shots.
Coorg itself is a wonderful place – no wonder everything related to it is Beautiful !!
P.S. i have seen green pigeon in Delhi too … i mean they look like pigeon but somewhat of greenish color … not exactly similar to urs – so God knows if they are green pigeons or some species of green pigeons.