Greenish worblar and Ashy Prinia

Greenish Warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides)  

 Greenish worblar pic-1

The greenish warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides)  is a typical leaf warbler in appearance, grayish-green above and off-white below. 

Greenish worblar pic-2

                                        Ashy Prinia or Ashy Wren-Warbler (Prinia socialis)

The Ashy Prinia or Ashy Wren-Warbler (Prinia socialis) is a small warbler. It is a common bird in urban gardens and farmland in many parts of India and its small size, distinctive colours and upright tail make it easy to identify.

 These 13–14 cm long warblers have short rounded wings and longish graduated cream tail tipped with black subterminal spots. The tail is usually held upright and the strong legs are used for clambering about and hopping on the ground. 

 captured the photographs of ashy prinia during its breakfast time, in Lodha heaven dombivili east

captured the photographs of ashy prinia during its breakfast time, in Lodha heaven dombivili east
They have a short black bill. The crown is grey and the underparts are rufous in most plumages. In breeding plumage, adults of the northern population are ash grey above, with a black crown and cheek.

 This passerine bird is found in dry open grassland, open woodland, scrub and in home gardens in many cities.

Like most warblers, the Ashy Prinia is insectivorous. The song is a repetitivetchup, tchup, tchup or zeet-zeet-zeet. Another call is a nasal tee-tee-tee. It also makes a sound like "electric sparks" during the fluttery flight which is thought to be produced by the wings.

 It is most easily distinguished by the loud snapping noise it makes during flight. How this noise is produced we do not know for certain. 

photo graphs are taken in lodha heaven, dombivili east thane, maharastra

 The White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) is a waterbird they are dark slaty birds with a clean white face, breast and belly. They are largely crepuscular in activity and during the breeding season, just after the first rains, make loud and repetitive croaking calls.

 Adult White-breasted Waterhens have mainly dark grey upperparts and flanks, and a white face, neck and breast. The lower belly and undertail are cinnamon coloured. The body is flattened laterally to allow easier passage through the reeds or undergrowth. They have long toes, a short tail and a yellow bill and legs. Sexes are similar but females measure slightly smaller. Immature birds are much duller versions of the adults.

 These birds are usually seen singly or in pairs as they forage slowly along the edge of a waterbody mainly on the ground but sometimes clambering up low vegetation. The tail is held up and jerked as they walk. They probe with their bill in mud or shallow water, also picking up food by sight. They mainly eat insects (large numbers of beetles have been recorded), small fish, aquatic invertebrates and seeds .

 The nesting season is mainly June to October but varies locally. They nest in a dry location on the ground in marsh vegetation, laying 6-7 eggs. Courtship involves bowing, billing and nibbling. The eggs hatch in about 19 days. Both sexes incubate the eggs and take care of the chicks. Adults are said to build a roost or brood nest where young chicks and the adults roost.

These photos were clicked in Lodha heaven, near river bank, dombivili east thane maharastra.

Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis)
They are mainly insect eaters and they are found in grassland, thin scrub and forest
Like other bee-eaters, this species is a richly coloured, slender bird. It is about 9 inches (16–18 cm) long with about 2 inches made up by the elongated central tail-feathers. The sexes are not visually distinguishable. The entire plumage is bright green and tinged with blue especially on the chin and throat. The crown and upper back are tinged with golden rufous. The flight feathers are rufous washed with green and tipped with blackish. A fine black line runs in front of and behind the eye. The iris is crimson and the bill is black while the legs are dark grey. The feet are weak with the three toes joined at the base.
this burd is also captured in Lodha heven , river bank, dombivili east, Thane (maharastra)

Yellow eyed bablar

Yellow eyed bablar

Yellow eyed bablar, was captured near Lodha heaven river side, Dombivili east (thane)

 yellow-eyed babbler is about 18 centimetres long with a short bill and a long graduated tail. The body above is brown and the wings are cinnamon coloured. The lores and supercilium are white and the rim of the eye is orange-yellow in adult birds. The beak is black. The underside is whitish buff. The central tail feathers are about twice as long as the outermost. The sexes are indistinguishable in the field.