Winter mornings at Sultanpur…. part 2

cont….

The sound of woodpeckers moved us towards this patch of trees, where we saw not one but two woodpeckers of different species, digging for insects from the dead branches of a tree.

This one is a Yellow-crowned Woodpecker (Dendrocopos mahrattensis), which is a pied (black and white) woodpecker.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and this is a Black Rumped Flameback (Dinopium benghalense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In addition to these two, the thicket was also home to a pair of Scarlet Minivets (Pericrocotus flammeus) which is a small, very brightly coloured bird.

 

 

 

 

And another Hoopoe, shown below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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