Nilgiri biosphere is thriving hotspot for resident as well as migrant birds. Blue mountain bustles with photographers and bird watchers during November - February months when the migratory birds visit Nilgiris. My native is Coimbatore and our farm house is in the foothills of Silent Valley. So my farm to Coonoor or Kothagiri is just an hour drive in the picturesque ghat roads.
So one day I decided to drive to Kothagiri to click Kashmir flycatcher, taiga flycatcher, black-and orange flycatcher and red breasted flycatcher. I found one naturalist Mr. Bhupathi and picked him at Kothagiri. The first sighing was Kashmir flycatcher near to his house. We wandered around Kothagiri to find red breasted flycatcher and taiga flycatcher. In a single day clicked few pictures of these small beauties and returned to home with joy!
Kashmir Flycatcher
Taiga flycatcher
Red breasted flycatcher
Rusty tailed flycatcher
Red breasted flycatcher
Red avadavat
Malabar-Crested-Lark
