Indian Peacock

Red Whiskered Bulbul

Jerdon's Leaf Bird

New Male Tiger in its territory at Bandipur Tiger Reserve, Bandipur, Karnataka, India

Cinerous Tit

Name: Cinereous tit
Scientific Name: Parus cinereus
Family : Paridae

 The Cinereous Tit (Parus cinereus) is a species of bird in the tit family Paridae. This species is made up of several populations that were earlier treated as subspecies of the great tit (Parus major). These birds are grey backed with white undersides.Like others in the genus, it has a broad black ventral line and has no crest.
 

These birds are usually seen in pairs or small groups.They forage mainly by gleaning, capturing insects (mainly caterpillars, bugs and beetles) that are disturbed and will also feeding on buds and fruits. They sometimes use their feet to hold insects which are then torn with their beak. They may also wedge hard seeds in a bark crevice before hammering them with their beak

The nests are placed in hollows in trees or in a wall or mud-bank with a narrow entrance hole and the floor of the cavity is lined with moss, hair and feathers. They sometimes make use of the old nest of a Woodpecker or Barbet

Indian Sloth Bear

The sloth bear (Melursus ursinus), is a nocturnal insectivorous bear species found wild within the Indian Subcontinent.  Sloth bears have lankier builds, long, shaggy coats that form a mane around the face, long, sickle-shaped claws, and a specially adapted lower lip and palate used for sucking insects. Sloth bears breed during spring and early summer and give birth near the beginning of winter.

They feed on termites, honeybee colonies, and fruits. Sloth bears sometimes attack humans who encroach on their territories.The species is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN due to habitat loss and poaching.

Coppersmith barbet

Name: Coppersmith Barbet
Scientific Name: Megalaima haemacephala
Family : Megalaimidae

Coppersmith Barbet

 The coppersmith barbet, crimson-breasted barbet or coppersmith (Megalaima haemacephala), is a bird with crimson forehead and throat which is best known for its metronomic call that has been likened to a coppersmith striking metal with a hammer. It is a resident found in the Indian subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia. Like other barbets, they chisel out a hole inside a tree to build their nest. They are mainly fruit eating but will take sometimes insects, especially winged termites.